1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 486 of 2010 Nitin Mukesh Goel & Ors. ...Petitioners v/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. V.I. Pajwani i/b H.H. Ponda for the Petitioners. Ms. A.T. Jhaveri, APP for the Respondent/State. Mr. S.G. Menoon for the Respondent No.2. CORAM:- B.R. GAVAI, J DATED:- February 23, 2010. P.C. 1 Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. Petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR No.519 of 2008 and Criminal Case No. 1190/PW/09 pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Railway Mobile Court, Andheri, Mumbai. 2 The Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 were husband and wife. It appears that there was matrimonial dispute between them. On account of the said dispute the aforesaid FIR and Criminal Cases were lodged. It appears that 2 during the pendency of the criminal proceedings, the parties have resolved their dispute amicably. Accordingly, consent terms has been filed in the Family Court in Petition No.A-127 of 2009 for divorce by mutual consent. 3 The Respondent No.2 has filed an affidavit stating therein that in view of the amicable settlement between the parties she has no grievance against the petitioner. She has also stated that she does not wish to prosecute the criminal proceeding. Respondent No.2 is personally present in the court and she reiterated regarding consent terms between the parties and amicable settlement between them. 4 The Apex Court in the case of B.S. Joshi and Others Vs. State of Haryana and another, reported in (2003) 4 Supreme Court cases 675, has taken a view that if there is a settlement in matrimonial disputes, this court by invoking the powers under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code should give an end to the criminal litigations between the parties. I therefore, find that no purpose would be served by keeping the criminal proceedings pending. I therefore find that the criminal proceedings need to be quashed by invoking the powers under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code. 5 Rule is therefore made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). (B.R. GAVAI, J)