..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3152 OF 2008 Shankar Rama Mohite. ..Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra and 3 Ors. ..Respondents. .... Ms.Sartaj Shaikh, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.Ravi Mungekar, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 to 4. Mr.S.R.Shitole, APP, for the State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 14th October, 2008. DATED : 14th October, 2008. DATED : 14th October, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicant-orig.accused, the learned Advocate for the respondent No.2-orig.complainant and the learned APP for the State. Perused the affidavit filed by the complainant. 2. The applicant is seeking quashing of proceedings relating to C.C. No.208/PW/2007 pending before the learned Additional C.M.M., 9th Court, Bandra, Mumbai. The said case pertains to C.R. No.183 of 2006 of Shahunagar police station. The said case is under Sections 406 and 420 of IPC. ..(2).. 3. The learned Advocate for the complainant states that as the parties have amicably settled the dispute, the complainant does not wish to pursue the matter and hence the proceedings be quashed. 4. As the complainant does not wish to proceed with the prosecution, in my opinion, no purpose would be achieved by continuing with the prosecution in the said case. Looking to the fact that the parties have amicably settled the dispute amongst themselves, in order to maintain peace and harmony between the parties and in the interest of justice the case needs to be quashed. Hence, C.C. No.208/PW/2007 and the proceedings relating thereto are quashed. Criminal Application is disposed of accordingly. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)