APPLN.5601-10 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 5601 OF 2010 Mr. Kedar Ramesh Vaze ...Applicant Vs. Govind Kelkar & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Ganesh Gole, for the Applicant. Mr. Amol Patankar, for Respondent No.1. Mr. D. R. More, APP for the Respondent-State. CORAM: V. M. KANADE J. DATE : DECEMBER 15, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant and respondent No.1 and the learned APP for the State. The applicant has filed this application for quashing the criminal complaint which is registered with the Mulund Police Station against him vide C. R. No. 76 of 2008 for the offences punishable under S. 506(2), 323, 504 of the I. P. Code. The original complainant has expired and he is represented by his daughter whose name is mentioned in the cause title of the application. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that there were several disputes between the parties and number of cases APPLN.5601-10 - 2 - were filed against each other and now they have amicably settled the dispute amongst themselves and as a result of this, the Criminal complaints have also been quashed by this Court in Criminal Application No. 1792 of 2009 and 2105 of 2009 by an order dated 16th April, 2010. It is submitted that so far as the Complaint registered vide C.R. No. 76 of 2008 is concerned, the said dispute also has been resolved and respondent No.1’s daughter does not wish to pursue the said complaint. The daughter of respondent No.1 has filed her affidavit in this Court dated 15th December, 2010 in which she has stated that she does not wish to pursue the said complaint, since the family dispute between the parties is amicably settled. She is also present in the Court and she has reiterated the contents of the affidavit. 2. It is settled position in law that if the dispute between the parties is personal one, this Court while exercising the jurisdiction under S. 482 Cr. P. C. can quash the complaint when the dispute has been resolved amicably between the parties. Even otherwise the offence punishable under S. 323 of I. P. Code is compoundable. Under these circumstances, the application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (b) and is accordingly disposed of. [ V. M. KANADE J.]