SRJ cr.w.p.716-10.sxw 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.716 OF 2010 Nilofer Qamar Abbas Shaikh .. Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., .. Respondents. Shri Rajendra Rathod, for Petitioner. Nilofer Qumar Abbas Shaikh-in-person. Mrs. R.V.Newton, APP for the State. CORAM : B.R.GAVAI, J.. DATE : March 09, 2010. P.C. : 1] Rule made returnable forthwith. 2] The Petitioner prays for quashing the F.I.R. No. 287/2008 registered by the Oshiwara Police Station, for the offences punishable under section 498(A) of the I.P.C. The Petitioner and the Respondent No.2 are wife and husband. It appears that there was a matrimonial discord and accordingly, the aforesaid F.I.R. came to be registered, at the behest of the Petitioner. 3] It appears that there is amicable settlement between the parties and as such, the present Petition has been filed. The Petitioner has stated in para 4 of the Petition that after amicable settlement, she is peacefully residing with the Respondent No.2, at their matrimonial home and therefore, she does not want to proceed with the present Petition. SRJ cr.w.p.716-10.sxw 2 4] The Apex Court in the case of B.S.Joshi and others vs. State of Haryana reported in 2003 in C.R.L.J. 2028 has observed that it is a duty of court to encourage genuine settlement of matrimonial dispute and when parties have amicably settled the matrimonial dispute, this court by exercising power under Section 482 of Cr. P.C. should give an end to criminal litigation. 5] The Petitioner is also present in the Court and she reiterates the fact regarding the amicable settlement between the parties. 6] In that view of matter, I find that no purpose would be served in keeping the criminal proceedings pending. 7] Rule is therefore made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b). (B.R.GAVAI, J. )