1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3391 OF 2008 Surendra Rukmaji Rashinkar & Ors. : Applicants V/s. State of Maharashtra & Anr. : Respondents ... Mr.Mihir Gheewala for the applicants. Mrs.A.A.Mane, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Mr.Sandeep K. Shinde for respondent no.2. ... CORAM : S.A. BOBDE, J. DATE : OCTOBER 05, 2009. P.C.: 1. This is an application by the applicants-accused for quashing the prosecution under section 498-A initiated by the respondent-complainant, who is the wife. 2. The learned counsel for the applicants states that the dispute between the parties has been settled vide Consent Terms which are taken on record and marked `X’ for identification. The Consent Terms have been signed by the parties and their Advocates. The respondent no.2 has appeared in Court and stated that the dispute has been settled by the 2 parties amicably without any coercion and she has agreed for quashing all criminal proceedings pending between the parties, including the present prosecution. Having regard to the fact that the dispute between the parties is in the nature of a private dispute where the rights of the parties alone are involved and the public at large are not concerned with, I consider it appropriate in the interest of justice to accept the plea of the parties and quash the prosecution, having regard to the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Madan Mohan Abbot v. State of Punjab [(2008) 4 SCC 582] and Manoj Sharma v. State & Ors. (MANU/SC/8122/2008) = (2008 (4) KLT 417 (SC). In the circumstances, the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor has no objection. 3. The Criminal Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). S.A. BOBDE, J.