1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.868 OF 2010 Nitin Damodar Kothari & Ors. : Applicants (Orig.Accused) V/s. The State of Maharahstra & Anr. : Respondents .... Ms Geeta P. Mulekar for the applicants. Mr.D.R.Mote, Addl. Public Prosecutor for respondent no.1. ... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : MARCH 02, 2010. P.C.: By this application, the applicants are praying for quashing and setting aside R.C.C. No.470 of 2005 initiated against the applicants on the basis of F.I.R. registered by the respondent no.2 with Kothrud police station. . 2. The applicant no.1 and the respondent no.2 are husband and wife. It appears that the there were disputes between the applicant no.1 and the respondent no.2. It further appears that on account of the matrimonial disputes, the aforesaid criminal case came to be filed for the offences punishable under sections 498-A, 34, 323 and 504 of the I.P.C. 2 3. However, now it appears that the parties have settled their matrimonial disputes and Consent Terms have been filed before a Division Bench of this Court in Family Court Appeal No.3 of 2008 along with Cross Objection (Stamp) No.5551 of 2008 and the appeal and the Cross-Objection have been disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms. 4. The respondent no.2 has also filed an affidavit stating therein that the matrimonial dispute has been resolved and that she has no objection if the present application is allowed. 5. The apex Court in the case of B.S.Joshi v. State of Haryana (2003 (4) SCC 675) has held that if matrimonial dispute between the parties is settled, this Court should give an end to criminal litigation by exercising the powers under section 482 of the Cr.P.C. 6. In that view of the matter, I am inclined to allow the application in terms of prayer clause (a). Order accordingly. B. R. GAVAI, J.