1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4523 OF 2009 Parmeshwar Tukaram Dagadkhed ..Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents Mrs. R. R. Dhuru for Applicant. Mr. S. N. Gawade – APP for State. Mr. A. B. Avhad for Respondent No. 2. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. DATED : 7TH OCTOBER, 2009. P.C. : 1. The applicant has filed this application for quashing the prosecution initiated by the respondent No. 2 – complainant under Section 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code on the ground that the dispute between the parties is settled. 2. The learned counsel for the applicant states that the dispute between the parties has been settled. This statement is accepted by the learned counsel for the respondent – complainant. Respondent No.2 – complainant is present in court and he has stated that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably of his own free will and without any coercion or 2 pressure. The learned counsel for the respondent thus supports the prayer of the applicants for quashing the prosecution. 3. Having regard to the dispute, which is personal in nature in which the public at large is not involved and having regard to the law laid down in the case of Madan Mohan Abbot vs. State of Punjab [(2008)4 S.C.C. 582] and Manoj Sharma vs. State & Ors. [2008(4) KLT 417 (SC)], I consider it appropriate to allow this Application in terms of prayer clause (i), which reads as follows: “Quash the proceedings in F.I.R. No. 208/2009 registered with the Yerwada Police Station, Pune, Dist: Pune.” 4. Order accordingly. (S. A. BOBDE, J.)