IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.420 OF 2001. Shri Vilas Manikchand Mutha & Anr. .. Petitioners. versus Shri Ganpat Arjuna Yeole & Ors. .. Respondents. .... Mr.H.S.Venegavkar, for the Petitioners. Mr.Venkatesh Shastri, for the Respondent No.1. Mr. Y.M.Nakhwa, APP, for the Respondent-State. .... CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 24th September 2008. : 24th September 2008. : 24th September 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. The learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel appearing for the first and the second respondents state that by consent, the orders passed by the learned Magistrate as well as the Sessions Court be quashed and set aside and the proceedings under section 145 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 be dropped with a liberty to the parties to approach the Civil Court and to apply for and obtain appropriate interim and/or final orders. 2. The suggestion made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties on instructions of their respective clients is reasonable. Hence, I pass the : 2 : following order :- (1) The order dated 15th February 2001 passed by the learned Third Additional District Judge, Pune is quashed and set aside. The order dated 20th May 2000 passed by the Executive Magistrate is also quashed and set aside and the proceedings under section 145 of the said Code of 1973 are ordered to be dropped. (2) The petitioners and the second respondent will maintain status-quo as of today for a period of 8 weeks from today. In the meanwhile, it will be open for both the parties to approach Civil Court and apply for and obtain appropriate interim/ final orders. (3) All contentions of the parties on merits are expressly kept open. (4) Writ Petition is disposed of in above terms with no orders as to costs. (A.S.Oka,J)