MP 1 APL71_11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 71 OF 2011 IN C.C.NO. 975/PW/2009 Vinod Suresh Shegokar and others ... Applicants Versus Smt. Jayshree Vinod Shegokar and another ... Respondents Mr. Kamlesh N. Gujar, Advocate for Applicants. Mr. Sanjay Prabhale, Advocate for the Respondent No. 1. Mrs. M. R. Tidke, APP for the State. CORAM : B. R. GAVAI, J. FRIDAY, JULY 01, 2011 P. C. : Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. By way of present application, the applicants are praying for quashing proceedings of C.C.No. 975/PW/2009 pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Borivali. 3. Applicant No. 1 and the respondent No. 1 are the husband and wife. It appears that there was a matrimonial dispute between the husband and wife. However, the matrimonial dispute has been resolved. The respondent No. 1 is now residing with the applicant No. 1. The applicant No. 1 and the respondent No. 1 have also been blessed with a child. MP 2 APL71_11 4. It can, therefore, be seen that the parties have settled their matrimonial dispute. It can further be seen that the parties have agreed to give an end to the criminal litigations pending between them. 5. The Apex Court in the case of B. S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana reported in (2003) 4 SCC page 675 has held that this Court should encourage settlement of matrimonial disputes by exercising extraordinary powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code to quash the criminal proceedings under Section 498 A of the IPC. 6. In that view of the matter, rule is made absolute by quashing and setting aside the said criminal proceedings. (B. R. GAVAI, J)