31.crwp-2279-11.doc jdk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 2279 OF 2011 Shri. Nilesh Dinanath Thakur and Anr. ..Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ..Respondents Shri. Santosh Chari for petitioners Shri. S.J.Pathak for respondent no.2 Shri. S.S.Pednekar Additional Public Prosecutor for the State CORAM : B.R.GAVAI, J. DATE : 11th AUGUST, 2011. P.C.: 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent of the parties. 2. By way of present petition, the petitioners are praying for quashing of proceedings in C.C.No. 1645/PW/2008 arising out of CR No. 157 of 2008 of Dahisar Police Station. 3. The petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 are husband and wife. The petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 were married to each other on 6th May, 2006. 4. However, soon after the marriage, it appears that there was a dispute between the parties. As such, the FIR in 1 31.crwp-2279-11.doc question came to be lodged against the petitioners at the instance of the respondent no.2 for the offence punishable under Section 498-A etc. of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner no.2 is the mother of petitioner no.1. 5. The parties have now settled their dispute. The parties to the marriage, have decided to dissolve their marriage by mutual consent on the terms and conditions as filed in Petition No. A-1812 of 2010 pending before the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai. Respondent no.2 has filed affidavit reiterating the settlement between the parties. She is present in Court and reiterates that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties. 6. The Apex Court in the case of B.S.Joshi Vs. State of Haryana reported in AIR 2003 SC 1386, has held that if parties amicably resolve their matrimonial dispute, this Court should give an end to the criminal litigation invoking jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. In that view of the matter, no purpose is served in keeping this petition pending. 7. Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b). [ B.R.GAVAI, J. ] 2