IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATIONS NOS. 4197, 4198, 4199 4200, 4201, 4202 AND 4203 ALL OF 2004 Golden Glades Ltd. and ors. etc., etc. ... Applicants versus Karkaria Phiroza Khurshedji and another, etc., etc. ... Respondents ... Mr. M.S. Mohite, for the Applicants in all matters. Mr. Raghuraj Deshpande, for Respondent No. 1 in all matters. Mr. S.R. Shinde, A.P.P., for Respondent No. 2 in all matters. ... CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR,J. 4th October 2004 P.C.: . Heard Counsel for the parties. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith by consent. Mr. Deshpande waives notice for Respondent No. 1 in all matters. Mr. Shinde, A.P.P., waives notice for Respondent No. 2 in all matters. As short question is involved, these petitions taken up for final disposal forthwith by consent. . Counsel appearing for the contesting parties state on instructions that the parties have amicably settled the matters. As per the agreements reached between the parties, the Petitioners have discharged their obligations. Parties have reduced settlement terms into writing which are duly signed by each of them as well as by their Advocates. Consent terms executed by the respective parties taken on record. As the prosecutions are one under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and in view of the subsequent development, in the interest of justice, criminal proceedings pending between the parties are quashed by this order. All these applications succeed in terms of prayer clause (a) of the respective petitions by consent. . Parties to act on the authenticated copy of this order. (A.M.KHANWILKAR,J.)