IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.37681 of 2007 1. LALAN KUMAR SINGH 2. ARUN KUMAR SINGH, SONS OF LATE RAMDEO PRASAD SINGH 3. RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH, S/O SRI NANDKESHWAR SINGH 4. AVINASH KUMAR, S/O MAHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH 5. ACHINT KUMAR @ ACHYUT KUMAR, S/O LATE BHAGIRATH PRASAD 6. SMT. PUSHPA SINHA, W/O SRI LALAN KUMAR SINGH 7. AMAR KUMAR, S/O ARUN PRSAD SINGH Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. KAUSHAL KUMAR SINGH, S/O LATE JAGESHWAR SINGH **** /5/ 19.02.2010 Heard both the sides. 2. The present application has been filed to quash the order, dated 15.01.2005, passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawadah, by which he has taken cognizance for the offences under Sections 467, 468, 471, 419, 420, 406 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code in Nawada Town P.S. Case No. 8 of 2000 by an order, dated 21.11.2007. On the submission of the petitioners that there has been an amicable settlement between the parties, opposite party no. 2 was noticed as to why the application be not heard and disposed off at the admission stage itself. In pursuance to such notice opposite party no. 2 has appeared today and supports the contention of the petitioners that 2 the matter has been settled between them. In support of the compromise between the parties a supplementary affidavit has been filed today by the petitioners annexing the affidavits sworn by opposite party no. 2 that the disputed money has been received by him and the matter has been settled between the parties. 3. Taking into consideration the fact that it is a case of private dispute between the parties and no harm will be caused to any one if the matter is allowed to be compromised between the parties, the entire proceeding, including the order, dated 15.01.2005, passed in Nawada Town P.S. Case No. 8 of 2000 is quashed. 4. In the result, this application is allowed. S.A. (Anjana Prakash, J.)