1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO.560 OF 2011 Shri.Bhupesh Prakashchand Gupta & Ors. .. Petitioners V/s Shri.Ravi Subbaiah Natar & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.Girish Agarwal for the petitioner. Mr.S.V.Kotwal for Respondent No.1. Mr.V.B.Konde-Deshmukh, APP for Respondent No.2. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE: 15th November, 2011. P.C.: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. Counsel for the Respondents waive notice. 2. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for quashing of the FIR registered as C.R.No.63 of 2011 with Vashi Police Station, Navi Mumbai for the offence punishable u/s. 406, 408, 415, 417, 420, 464, 467, 468, 471, 477A and 120B IPC. 3. It is a common ground that the offence is arising from the business transactions between the private parties. The offence is primarily a private dispute and has no implication on the public policy. As the parties have amicably settled their dispute in terms of deed of settlement dated 02.11.2011, a copy whereof is 2 produced before this Court alongwith affdavit dated 15.11.2011 sworn by Respondent No.1, and considering the fact that even the Investigating Officer has filed a report categorizing it under Class-B offence before the Court of JMFC, Vashi, in the interest of justice, we accede to the joint request of the private parties to quash the impugned FIR bearing C.R.No.63 of 2011 registered with the Vashi Police Station, Navi Mumbai. Affidavit tendered across the bar by the counsel for Respondent No.1 is taken on record and marked ‘X’. 4. Accordingly, petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a), which reads thus:- “This Hon’ble Court be pleased to call for record and proceedings of FIR registered as CR No.63 of 2011, registered with Vashi Police Station, Navi Mumbai and upon perusing the same, this Hon’ble Court be further pleased to quash and set aside the investigation.” (R.G.KETKAR, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)