Nitin Shivaji Karande And ORS v. Reshma Nitin Karande And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1028 OF 2018 Mr. Nitin Shivaji Karande & Ors.

.. Applicants

Versus

Mrs. Reshma Nitin Karande & Ors.

... Respondents .......

• Mr. Rohit R. Dhikale for Applicants.

• Mr. Intiyaz A. I. Patel for Respondent No.1.

• Smt. S. D. Shinde, APP for State.

CORAM : B. P. DHARMADHIKARI & SARANG V. KOTWAL, JJ.

DATE : 21st NOVEMBER, 2018.

P.C. :

1.

Petitioner No.1 is present with his Counsel. Respondent No.1/Original Complainant is present with her Counsel. Learned APP is present for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. 2.

Joint prayer is to quash and set aside the FIR dated 12/11/2014 u/s 498-A and 406 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code along with charge-sheet. Other Petitioners are in laws of Respondent No.1.

Nesarikar

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Respondent No.1 has filed an affidavit in August 2018 stating that controversies are amicably settled. It appears that proceedings for divorce filed by Petitioner No.1 have accordingly been converted into proceedings for grant of Decree of Divorce by mutual consent.

4.

In view of this development, we accept joint request and make Rule absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) (B. P. DHARMADHIKARI, J.)