APPLN.5567-10 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 5567 OF 2010 Mukesh R. Yadav ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents *** Mr. G. K. Jadhav, for the Applicant. Mr. P. S. Hingorani, APP for the Respondent-State. Mr. Chandrakant Yadav, for Respondent No.2. *** CORAM: V. M. KANADE J. DATE : DECEMBER 14, 2010 P.C. . This is an application filed for quashing of FIR, registered with the Khar Police Station vide C. R. No. 564 of 2010 for the offence punishable under S. 354 of the I. P. Code. Respondent No.2, present in the Court, states that she has no objection if the complaint is quashed. She has also filed her affidavit dated 14th December, 2010 in which she has reiterated the said contention. In view of no objection given by respondent No.2 for quashing the complaint; secondly since the offence APPLN.5567-10 - 2 - punishable under S. 354 of I. P. Code is compoundable; and thirdly since the dispute between the applicant and respondent No.2 is a personal one, and in view of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of (i) BS Joshi vs. State of Haryana [AIR 2003 SC 1386]; and (ii) Madan Mohan Abbot vs. State of Punjab [AIR 2008 SC 1969], in my view, there is no impediment in quashing the complaint, filed by respondent No.2. The criminal application is therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) and is accordingly disposed of. [ V. M. KANADE J.]