1 APPLN.: 3200/2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3200 OF 2009 Yesudian Emmanuel Solomons .... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra & BEST .... Respondents Mr. Ashish Chavan, Advocate for applicant. Mr. R. Laxman i/by M.V. Kini & Co. for respondent. Mrs. P.H. Kantharia, APP for State. Coram : Smt. R.P.SondurBaldota, J. Date : 11th July, 2011 P.C. 1. This application is filed for quashing of complaint bearing No. 1523/PW/2005 filed by respondent No., B.E.S.T. pending in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate, 29th Court, Dadar. The applicant is alleged to have committed offence punishable under Section 375 Indian Penal Code read with 39 and 44 of Indian Electricity Act by tampering with the electric meter installed in the premises of one APEEGO Marketing Private Limited, 2nd Floor, Room No.245-48, Shah and Nahar Industrial Estate, A-1, S.J. Marg, Mumbai. Both the 2 APPLN.: 3200/2009 counsel state that the entire dispute has since been settled and the company, APEEGO Marketing Private Limited has deposited the entire amount of Rs.5,21,700/- with respondent No.2. The statement is referred in the letter dated 18th February 1998 from the Divisional Engineer, Vigilance to the Inspector of Police, N.M. Joshi Marg Police Station. The applicant is also reported to be a senior citizen, aged about 68 years. Considering the settlement of disputes and the age of the applicant, the application deserves to be allowed since no fruitful purpose would be served by continuing with the criminal proceedings. Hence, the application is allowed in terms of prayers clause (a) and (b). (Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J)