1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2676 of 2009 Tushar Suhas Dukhande ...Petitioner v/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Dipak V. Churi for the Petitioner. Mrs. Pranali Kakde, for the Respondent No.2 Mrs. A.T. Jhaveri, APP for the Respondent No.1/State. CORAM:- B.R. GAVAI, J DATED:- February 23, 2010. P.C. 1 Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2 By a present petition the petitioner is praying for quashing of proceedings Criminal Case No. 1914/PW/2008 pending before the learned 22nd Magistrate and FIR No. 271/2008 registered at Oshivara Police Station. It appears that there was a dispute between the petitioner and respondent No.2 who were husband and wife. It appears that FIR and criminal proceedings were initiated against the present petitioner on account of the said matrimonial dispute. 3 It appears that subsequently, the matrimonial disputes between the parties have been amicably settled. The parties have filed consent terms before the Family Court, Bandra in M.J.P. A-553 of 2008. It has been agreed that the 2 marriage between the petitioner and respondent No.2 was dissolved and permanent alimony of Rs. 5,00,000/- will be paid by the petitioner to the Respondent No.2. It has been further agreed that the said amount will be withdrawn after the conclusion of the criminal proceedings. 4 It appears that those matrimonial dispute between the parties has been amicably resolved. The Apex Court in the case of B.S. Joshi and Others Vs. State of Haryana and another, reported in (2003) 4 Supreme Court Cases 675, has held that, if there is a settlement in matrimonial disputes, this court by invoking the powers under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code should give an end to the criminal litigations between the parties. I, therefore, find that the pendency of the criminal proceedings will be futile in as much as the parties have been amicably settled need to be quashed. 5 Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (c) and (d). (B.R. GAVAI, J)