1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4419 OF 2009 Mrs.Pratibha Jayraj Kamble & Anr. : Applicants (Orig.Accused Nos.1&2) V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. : Respondents (Resp.no.2-Orig.Complainant) ... Mr.Subhash P. Hulyalkar for the applicants. Mr.S.N. Gawade, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Mr.Sudhir Halli i/b. Mr.V.P. Kale for respondent no.2. ... CORAM : S.A. BOBDE, J. DATE : OCTOBER 01, 2009. P.C.: 1. The applicants have prayed for quashing and setting aside C.R. No.420/2009 registered at Haveli police station, dist. Pune. 2. A complaint has been made by the respondent no.2 under sections 376 and 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code in respect of an incident which is said to have been taken place in November, 2008. However, it appears that the parties reconciled their position and have settled the dispute between them. The applicant-accused have, therefore, 2 moved this application for quashing the complaint. The respondent no.2- complainant has filed an affidavit in this Court dated 29.9.2009 and admitted that the dispute between them is resolved and she does not wish to prosecute the accused persons. The complainant has also appeared in Court in person and stated that she has entered into settlement on her own free will and volition and without any coercion or pressure. Having considered the matter, it appears that the incident does not affect the members of the public at large and was confined to the two accused and the complainant. The parties are relatively young persons, in mid-thirties and have a family. The motive for settling the dispute is understandable. Having regard to the circumstances of the case and in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Madan Mohan Abbot v. State of Punjab [(2008) 4 SCC 582] and Manoj Sharma v. State & Ors. (MANU/SC/8122/2008) = (2008 (4) KLT 417 (SC), I am of view that the prosecution deserves to be quashed, having regard to the settlement. The applicants have filed an undertaking in this Court dated 29.9.2009. The undertaking is hereby accepted. 3. The Criminal Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). S.A. BOBDE, J.