..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1832 OF 2007 Shri Vasudev Daji Kulkarni and anr. ..Petitioners. Versus Sudhir Vishnupant Deshpande and Anr. ..Respondents. .... Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, Adv. for the petitioners. Mr.R.M.Patne, Adv. for respondent No.1. Mr.Y.M.Nakhwa, APP, for State. .... CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : 22nd October, 2008. DATED : 22nd October, 2008. DATED : 22nd October, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioners-orig.accused, the learned Advocate for the respondent No.1-orig.complainant and the learned APP for the State. The respondent No.1-orig.complainant is present in-person. 2. Respondent No.1 filed a complaint against the petitioners under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and under Sections 415, 425, 440, 420 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code. The said case is numbered as R.C.C. No.281 of 1997 which is pending before the Court of J.M.F.C. at Pimpri, Pune. In ..(2).. the said case, process came to be issued by the learned Magistrate under Sections 427 and 447 of IPC. Being aggrieved by he said order, the petitioners approached the Sessions Court. The Sessions Court remanded the matter back to the Magistrate for deciding the same afresh after hearing both sides. Being aggrieved by the said order, this petition has been preferred. 3. During pendency of the petition, the parties have amicably settled the dispute amongst themselves. The learned Advocate for the complainant has stated that the dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. The respondent - complainant has filed affidavit wherein it is stated that the parties have amicably settled the dispute amongst themselves and in view of the settlement the case be quashed. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably settled the dispute, in my opinion, no purpose would be achieved by continuing the prosecution in the said case. Hence, in the interest of justice the RCC No.281 of 1997 is quashed. 4. Criminal Writ Petition is disposed of. ..(3).. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)