1 Kps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2013/2009 Sheetal Ravi Pitte. ....Applicant V/s The State of Maharashtra and another. ....Respondents ............. Mr.H.V.Kode, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr.Rajesh More, APP for the State. Mr.Niranjan Mudargi, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. ............. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. Dated :- 08th May, 2009 PC :- 1 Rule. 2 The learned APP waives service for the State of Maharashtra and the learned counsel for the second Respondent waives service. Taken up for final disposal. 3 The Applicant is the wife of the second Respondent. A First Information Report was registered at the instance of the second Respondent alleging commission of the offences under Sections 420, 465, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code. The charge sheet was filed by the Police after completing the investigation. 4 The prayer for quashing is made on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties in a revision application filed in this Court. This Court appointed a designated Senior Advocate of this Court as a mediator between the parties. It appears that the learned Mediator has brought about complete settlement between the Applicant and the second Respondent as reflected from the copy of the consent terms (Exhibit-C to the application). As per the consent terms, there is a specific agreement between the parties for quashing the proceedings on the basis of the F.I.R. Subject matter of this petition. 2 5 The learned APP submitted that the allegations in the First Information Report are very serious. On the basis of the said First Information Report, the Police carried out investigation and filed the charge sheet. He submitted that considering these aspects the Court should be slow in exercising the power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 6 It is true that the allegations in the First Information Report are of serious nature. It appears that there were disputes between the Applicant/wife and the second Respondent/husband and the said disputes led to the second Respondent filing the First Information Report. At the intervention of this Court, a learned Senior Advocate of this Court was appointed as a Mediator who has brought about complete settlement between the husband and wife as reflected from the consent terms filed in this Court. Considering these peculiar facts, this is a case where the power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 will have to be exercised. 7 Hence, I pass the following order:- (i) Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b). (ii)The concerned authorities and the Court to act upon authenticated copy of this order. JUDGE