IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 346 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 346 OF 2008 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 346 OF 2008 Rajkumar Singh & ors.... Applicant versus Mrs. Farzana @ Anamika R.Singh & ors..... Respondent. Mr. Ganesh Vaidya for the applicant. Mr. A.S. Khandeparkar with Ms. Shilpa Joshi for the Respondent no.1. Mrs. M.H.Mhatre APP for State. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. CORAM; A.P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED; 8TH FEBRUARY, 2008 DATED; 8TH FEBRUARY, 2008 DATED; 8TH FEBRUARY, 2008 P.C.; P.C.; P.C.; 1. The applicant no.1 is original accused no.1 and the applicant no.2 who happen to be father of applicant no.1 is original accused no.2. The first respondent is the original complainant who is wife of the applicant no.1. The applicant no.1 and the respondent no.1 are doctors by profession. The marriage of the applicant no.1 and the respondent no.1 was performed sometime in December 2000, and since August 2004 they were living separately. On account of matrimonial disputes various proceedings were commenced which includes proceeding in C.R.No. 12/05 registered by Dindoshi police station under section 498-A, 406 read with 34 of IPC pending on the file of Addl.C.M.M., 24th Court Borivli, bearing C.C.No. 4802/PW/05 against the applicants. By this petition, the applicants are seeking quashing of the said criminal proceedings. This applicant no.1 instituted a petition bearing No.A-137/05 for restitution of conjugal rights against respondent no.1 whereas the respondent no.1 wife instituted proceedings vide petition N. A-781/05 seeking divorce. During pendency of this proceedings parties have arrived at a settlement and have further resolved all the pending disputes. Consent Terms are filed before the Family Court, a copy of which is annexed to the present application. There is one child born out of the marital wedlock, who is to remain in the custody of the mother respondent no.1. All other disputes are sorted out by the parties in the consent terms. The respondent no.1 has no objection for granting the relief prayed for by the applicant in this criminal application. The respondent no.1 admits the consent terms to be true ad correct. In the result, the parties who are present in person in this court, are making a joint request for quashing of the proceedings. The respondent no.1 who is present in the court has no objection for quashing of the proceedings. Having regard to the consent terms, I am of the clear view that ends of justice will be met if the relief prayed for in this application is granted. In the result, application is allowed. The proceedings on the file of Addl.C.M.M. 24th Court, Borivli, Bombay bearing C.C.No. 4802/PW/05 against the applicants for offence under sec. 498-A, 406 read with 34 of IPC shall stands quashed. Rule made absolute in the above terms. ....