(1) CRI.APP. 2482.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2482 OF 2010 Rajiv S/o Shashikant Deokhedkar .. Applicant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and anr. .. Respondents ... Mr. N.S. Ghanekar, Advocate for the Applicants Mr. V.D. Godbharle, APP for the respondent-State Mr. J.V. Deshpande, Advocate for the respondent no.2 ... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 28TH OCTOBER, 2010 ORAL ORDER:- 1. By this Application, the applicant seeks quashing of the proceedings filed by the respondent no.2 for offences punishable under section 498-A, 323, 504, 506 r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It appears that respondent no.2 is wife of the applicant no.1. Their matrimonial life was dis- satisfactory and they were not compatible with each other. It appears that by consent they have applied for divorce and they have settled all their earlier disputes. The respondent no.2 has filed her affidavit (2) CRI.APP. 2482.2010 in reply. She submits that the proceedings of the Criminal case and FIR in crime no. I-66 of 2006 may be quashed. 2. The learned APP submits that chargesheet is also filed. The learned Advocate for the parties are present and submit that during pendency of the Application, the chargesheet is filed which also may be quashed in order to put an end to the matrimonial discord. The learned Advocate for the respondent no.2 submits that the respondent no.2 and her father are present in person and neither of the party is interested in continuing the litigation. 3. Under the circumstances, the continuation of the criminal proceedings is likely to cause wastage of judicial time; it may amount to abuse of the judicial process because the respondent no.2, who is the star witness in the criminal case is unlikely to support the prosecution. Considering these aspects, the Application deserves to be allowed. 4. In the result, Application is allowed. The FIR registered vide crime no. I-66 of 2006 at CIDCO (3) CRI.APP. 2482.2010 Police Station, Aurangabad, for the offences under section 498-A, 323, 504, 506 r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the chargesheet filed pursuant thereto, are hereby quashed. Sd/- [V. R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp