MP 1 APL581_11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 581 OF 2011 Shri Amit R. Juriasinghani and others ... Applicants Versus State of Maharashtra and another ... Respondents Mr. Vikram R. Chavan, Advocate for Applicants. Mr. R. S. Diwani, Advocate for the Respondent No.1. Mr. D. R. More, APP for the State. CORAM : B. R. GAVAI, J. WEDNESDAY, JULY 06, 2011 P. C. : Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. By way of present application, the applicants are praying for quashing FIR in C.C.No.232/PW/2011 for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and for the offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. The applicant No.1 and the non-applicant No.2 were married to each other. It appears that there was a matrimonial dispute, and on account of the same, the FIR in question came to be lodged at the instance of the non-applicant No.2. The matter has now been amicably settled between the parties. The parties have decided to obtain a decree of divorce by mutual consent. Proceedings for the same are filed before the Family Court at Nagpur. In the said proceedings, the consent terms are also placed on record. An affidavit has also been filed on behalf of the non-applicant No.2 reiterating the same. MP 2 APL581_11 4. It can, therefore, be seen that the parties have settled their matrimonial dispute. It can further be seen that the parties have agreed to give an end to the criminal litigations pending between them. 5. The Apex Court in the case of B.S.Joshi Vs. State of Haryana reported in (2003) 4 SCC 675 has held that, this Court should encourage settlement of matrimonial disputes by exercising extraordinary powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code to quash the criminal proceedings under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. 6. In that view of the matter, rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b). (B. R. GAVAI, J)