* 1 * W.P. 3192.2010 16.12.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3192 OF 2010 Mr. Amit Bhandari ..... Petitioner V/S. 1. State of Maharashtra & anr. ...... Respondents * * * * * * Mr. Devang Sanghavi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. A.A. Mane, APP for the respondent-State. Coram : Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J. 16 December, 2010. P.C. : 1. This petition is filed by respondent no.2 for quashing of the proceedings in Case No.1664/PW/2009 pending in the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, 44th Court, Andheri, Mumbai for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506(II), 341, 406 Indian Penal Code. It appears that the petitioner husband and respondent no.2 have since amicably settled their matrimonial dispute by filing consent terms * 2 * W.P. 3192.2010 16.12.2010 before the Family Court for divorce by mutual consent. Copy of the consent terms dated 9th September, 2010 are annexed to the proceedings. Respondent no.2 who is present in the Court confirms the consent terms and the settlement recorded therein. Clause (17) of the consent terms relates to the present proceedings filed. She states that she does not desire to proceed with the complaint filed by her. In that circumstance, the petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). [Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J]