1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 410 OF 2010 Meeta Devendra Rai @ Meeta Rai @ Meeta Mohini. ... Petitioner. V/s. Devendra Mahendra Prasad Rai @ Devendra Rai @ Lalit Sharma & Anr. ... Respondents. Ms. Manjula Rao for the Petitioner. Mr. A.H. Nagi for the Respondents. Mr. S.R. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. DATED : 02nd FEBRUARY 2010. P.C. :- This is an application made by the Petitioner – Wife to quash the Criminal Case bearing No.2132/PW/2007 pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 22nd Court, Andheri, Mumbai. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 498A, 506(II) and Section 114 of I.P.C. 2. Although, it is urged that the Petitioner and Respondent No.1 are husband and wife and have settled their dispute amicably, the husband has appeared through his Advocate today and refuted this position. He states that at no stage any compromise has been arrived at much less before the High Court at Patna. 2 3. Be that as if may and I do not wish to enter into that controversy, still, since as the Petitioner is based in Patna and stated to be a practicing Advocate there, so also she is not desirous of proceeding with the Criminal Case at Mumbai filed by her against her husband, interest of justice would be served if the said criminal proceedings before the Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court at Andheri are quashed. The Application is allowed in these terms. However, no opinion is expressed in so far as the alleged compromise recorded between parties and all pleas of both sides in that behalf are kept open. This order is passed in the presence of the Petitioner. (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J.)