IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO. 463 OF 2010 Naved Ashiq Hussein Sheikh & Ors. ..... ..... ...Petitioners. V/s The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..... ... .. Respondents. Mr.Imtiyaz Z. Patel, Adv. for the Mr.R.V.Newton, APP for the State. Mr.A.I.Patel, Adv. For respondent No.2. CORAM: B.R.GAVAI, J. 8th March, 2010. PC: The petitioners have filed this petition for quashing and setting aside the FIR vide CR No.400/09 lodged with Mumbra police station. The applicant No.2 was married to respondent No.2. It appears that there were matrimonial disputes between the applicant No.1 and respondent No.2. On account of said disputes the aforesaid FIR came to be registered at the behest of respondent No.2. 2. It further appears that during pendency of the petition matter has been mutually settled between the parties. Respondent No.2 has filed an affidavit stating therein that with the intervention of responsible persons of community they have resolved the disputes and the they have mutually agreed for Talaq. A sum of Rs. 3,00,000/- has been accepted by respondent No.2. as and by way of permanent alimony and that the applicant would pay further sum of Rs.22,000/- towards balance articles. The applicant and so 1 also respondent No.2 are present in the Court and they reiterate the amicable settlement having been arrived between them. 3. The Apex Court in the case of B.S.Joshi & Ors. vs. State of Haryana & Anr. , AIR 2003 SC 1386 has held that the if the parties have resolved their disputes amicably the Court can in exercise of its inherent powers quash the criminal proceedings in order to encourage genuine settlements of matrimonial disputes in order to give an end to the litigation. 4. In the result, Application is allowed. Rule made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). 8.3.2010. 2