1 wp2018.11-2019.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. Criminal Writ Petition No. 2018 of 2011 Mr. Ravi Shankar Gupta & ors. ....Petitioners v/s. Mrs. Shama Laique Shaikh & anr. ....Respondents WITH Criminal Writ Petition No. 2019 of 2011 Mr. Mohd. Laique Hanif Shaikh ....Petitioner v/s. Mrs. Nanda Dinesh Gupta & anr. ....Respondents Mr. N. Khan i/b. Mrs. Rahimunnisa Shaikh for the petitioners. Mrs. Sandhya Amin for respondent no.1. Ms. A.T. Jhaveri-APP for the State. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI, J. 20th July, 2011 PC: The petitioners are seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C. No. 1712/PW/2011 and in W.P. No. 2019/2011 the petitioners are seeking quashing of C.R. No. 403/2010. The Petitioner No. 3 in W.P. No. 2018/2011 is the Complainant-respondent in W.P. No. 2019/2011 whereas petitioner in WP No. 2019/2011 is the husband of the complainant-respondent in W.P. No. 2018/2011. 2. It appears that there was civil dispute between the parties pertaining to acquisition of certain flats. The dispute has been amicably settled between the 2 wp2018.11-2019.sxw parties. The respective Complainants have filed their affidavit-in-reply. 3. It can, thus, be seen that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties. From the perusal of the complaint it would reveal that the allegations are totally personal in nature. There is no element of public law involved in the crime. 4. In view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Madan Mohan Abbot v/s. State of Punjab, (2008) 4 SCC 582, I find that no purpose would be served by keeping the criminal proceedings pending except burdening the Criminal Courts which are already overburdened. In that view of the matter, I find that in the interests of justice the criminal proceedings are required to be quashed. However, at the same time, the costs need to be saddled on the parties for setting in motion the police machinery for settling their dispute. 5. Rule in both the petitions is, thus, made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b), however, subject to costs quantified in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- each in both petitions. Costs to be paid by the petitioner by drawing demand draft in the name of Police Welfare Fund, Mumbai Police, Mumbai. The said demand draft be deposited with the office of the Public Prosecutor, High Court, Mumbai within a period of two weeks from today and receipt thereof be placed on the record of the present matters. (B.R. GAVAI, J)