1 WP : 645/2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.645 OF 2010 Mr. Mohandas M. Kewlani & Ors. .... Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .... Respondents Mr. Abhijit Rane, Advocate for petitioner no. 1. Mrs. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for State. Mr. Vijay C. Premchandani, Advocate for respondent no.2. Coram : SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J. Date : 22nd December, 2010 P.C. 1. Admit. Rule made returnable forthwith. 2. This petition is filed under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of criminal proceedings being C.C. No. 1002/2006 arising out of C.R. No.I-182-2006 alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406, 323, 504 and 506 read with 34 Indian Penal Code filed by the respondent no.2 against the petitioners. Respondent no.2 is the wife of petitioner no.5. Petitioners no. 1 to 4 are the family members of petitioner no.5. The complaint is an outcome of the marital discord between petitioner no.5 and respondent no. 2. It appears that thereafter petitioner no.5 and respondent no. 2 WP : 645/2010 2 entered into memorandum of understanding dated 3rd August 2009. Pursuant to the memorandum of understanding, they filed petition for divorce by mutual consent in the Court of Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kalyan being M.P. No.722 of 2009. By his order dated 13th September 2010, the petition for divorce by mutual consent has been allowed and the marriage between the petitioner no.5 and respondent no. 2 has been dissolved. In that circumstance, the petitioners filed the present petition for quashing of the proceedings filed by respondent no.2 against them. Mr. Premchandani, learned counsel for respondent no.2 supports the petition stating that under the memorandum of understanding, it has been agreed that the respondent no.2 will withdraw the allegations made by her against the petitioners. Considering the above facts, the petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) (Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J)