{1} CWP No.178/1999 drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.178 OF 1999 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.179 OF 1999 Hirobhai H.Patil & others PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.H.W.Kane with Mr.R.N.Dhorde, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.S.D.Kaldate and Mr.S.G.Nandedkar, APP for respondent State Mr.B>R.Seth h/f Mr.A.M.Gholap, Advocate for R-4 to R-6 ....... [CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.] DATE: 30 th September 2011 PER COURT: 1. These petitions are directed against complaints lodged by the respondents No.4 to 6 in Chalisgaon police station at Crime No.33/1999 and with Jamner police station at Crime No.79/1999 for the offence punishable u/s 78 and 79 of the Trade and Merchandise Act and u/s 420 r/s 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Rule was issued in both these petitions. {2} CWP No.178/1999 2. I have heard these petitions extensively when they were listed on board on earlier occasion. Now, learned counsel for the parties made a joint statement that the parties have arrived at amicable settlement. Respondents No.4 to 6, who are present in the Court, state that they do not wish to prosecute the petitioners further. In view of the said statement, the complaints, impugned in the present petitions, are hereby quashed and set aside. The petitions are allowed. Rule is made absolute as indicated above. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] drp/B11/cwp178.99