1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 443 OF 2010 Vinayak Bapuso Chougale & Ors. ... Applicants. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... Respondents. Mr. Chetan G. Patil for the Applicants. Mr. Rahul Arole for the Respondent. Mr. S.R. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. DATED : 10th FEBRUARY 2010. P.C. :- This is an application to quash Criminal proceedings filed by the wife, bearing C.R. No.71 of 2007 resulting in Regular Case No. 294 of 2007, pending before the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Cantonment Court, Pune. The offence is punishable under Section 498A of I.P.C. and for maintenance under the Army Act. Certain orders were passed which came to be challenged before this Court. A copy of the memorandum of understanding-cum-consent terms filed before a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No. 8549 2009 is placed on record. The terms have been accepted by this Court. In the light of these statements between husband and wife, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the Criminal case. The subject criminal proceedings are accordingly quashed. The Application is disposed off accordingly. (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J.) 2