APPLN.3567-10 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 3567 OF 2010 Mrs. Rupali B. Khanolkar ...Applicant Vs. Bhushan M. Khanolkar & Ors. ...Respondents *** Mr. Gopal R. Hege, for the Applicant. Respondent No.1 in person. Mrs. M. R. Tidake, APP for the Respondent-State. *** CORAM: V. M. KANADE J. DATE : AUGUST 12, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the Applicant and respondent No.1 who is appearing in person. This application is filed by the applicant who is wife of respondent No.1, for quashing the complaint, filed by her against respondent Nos. 1 to 5, for the offences punishable under S. 498-A, 323, 504, 506 and 354 read with S. 34 of I.P. Code, which is registered at Bazarpeth Police Station at Kalyan, pending before J.M.F.C. Kalyan being FIR/CR 1/87/2008. APPLN.3567-10 - 2 - 2. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that now the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the applicant has filed a petition for decree of divorce, by mutual consent, under S. 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act. The consent terms have been filed by the parties in the Family Court and the applicant herein has given undertaking that she would apply for quashing the complaint, filed by her at the Bazarpeth Police Station. Since the complainant herself has filed the application for quashing the complaint which was registered at her instance, and in view of the consent terms filed by the parties before the Family Court, in view of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of – B. S. Joshi & Ors. Vs. State of Haryana & Anr. [(2003) 4 S.C.C. 657], it would be appropriate if the complaint is quashed. The applicant is present in the Court and she has reiterate the averments made by her in the application. Respondent No.1 is also present in the Court and his affidavit is taken on record. Present application is therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clause (a), and is accordingly disposed of. [ V. M. KANADE J.]