SM 1 20.wp.1499.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1499 OF 2011 Mr. Manish H. Mehta ....Petitioner Versus Mr. Harendra R. Mehta and others ....Respondents ____________ Mr. Paras N. Vira for the Petitioner. Mr. Y. M. Nakhwa, APP for the Respondent- State. Mrs. J. H. Mehta-Respondent No. 2 present in person. CORAM: B. R. GAVAI, J. DATED : 15 TH JULY, 2011. P.C.: Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. By way of present Petition, the Petitioner is praying for quashing the Criminal Case No.693/PW/2007, arising out of F.I.R. No. 124 of 2007 . The Petitioner and the Respondent No. 3 are husband and wife. The aforesaid F.I.R. came to be registered at the instance of Respondent No. 3 for the offence punishable under Section 498-A. It appears that the aforesaid F.I.R. came to be filed since there was a discord between the Applicant No. 1 and the Respondent No. 3. 3. The dispute is settled between the parties. Parties have filed ‘Consent Terms’ before the Family Court and an affidavit has also been filed by the Respondent No. 3 reiterating the same. The Respondent No. SM 2 20.wp.1499.11 3 is personally present in the Court and confirms the settlement between herself and the Applicant No. 1. 4. The Apex Court in case of B. S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana reported in AIR 2003 SC 1386 has held that this Court should encourage matrimonial settlements by quashing criminal proceedings. IN that view of the matter, this is a fit case for exercising inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 5. Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). (B. R. GAVAI, J.)