1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1091 OF 2010 Anand Jagannath Kharat .... Applicant Vs. Mrs. Kavita Anand Kharat & Anr. .... Respondents Mr. G.M. Joshii, Advocate for applicant. Mr. Vinod N. Tayade Advocate for respondents. Coram : Smt. R.P.SondurBaldota, J. Date : 11th July, 2011 P.C. 1. This application filed under 482 Code of Criminal Procedure is for quashing of Criminal Case No.124 of 2006 pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thane against the applicant and three others for the offence punishable under Section 498-A read with 34 Indian Penal Code. Both the counsel state that the dispute between the parties has been resolved and the marriage tie has been severed by decree of divorce. In her affidavit dated 20th October 2006 filed in the divorce proceedings, respondent no.1 has stated that the dispute in the present proceedings is also settled and that 2 she does not desire to proceed with the complaint. In the above circumstances, no purpose would be served by continuing with the criminal proceedings. In fact, it would be in the interest of parties that the proceedings are put to an end. Hence, the application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). (Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J.)