1 (CRWP 2022/10) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2022 OF 2010 Gurmit Singh Ghai .... Petitioner. V/s Nasrudin K. Jagmagia & Anr. .... Respondents. Mr. S.V. Marwadi for the Petitioner. Mr. Nasruddin K. Jagmagia, Respondent No.1 present. Mr. P.S. Hingorani, APP for the State. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 24th August, 2010 P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the Respondent No.1 who is appearing in person as also the learned APP for the State. 2. Leave to amend the name of Respondent No.1 is granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. 2 (CRWP 2022/10) 3. By this Petition which is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Petitioner is seeking an order and direction from this court for quashing the criminal complaint filed by Respondent No.1 which is registered by D.N. Nagar Police Station vide C.R. No.280 of 2005 for the offence punishable under sections 465, 471, 420 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that the parties have now settled the dispute. Respondent No.1 has filed an affidavit in which he has stated that he has no objection if the complaint is quashed. 4. The learned APP submitted that the complaint may not be quashed since the offences are non-bailable. 5. The Apex Court in B.S. Joshi vs. State of Haryana1 has clearly observed that limitation imposed under section 320 of the Criminal Procedure Code on the power of the Magistrate to quash the complaint for non-bailable offence does not restrict or impose any limitation on the inherent power of the High Court under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code. 6. Since the dispute between the parties is personal one, in view of various judgments of the Apex Court and this Court, there is no impediment in quashing the complaint 1 AIR 2003 SC 1386 3 (CRWP 2022/10) while exercising jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code. 7. Petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (b). (V.M. KANADE, J.)