1 mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2960 OF 2009 Arun Laxman Kene and others Applicants versus The State of Maharashtra & another Respondents Niranjan Mundargi for applicants. Jogesh Israni for respondent no.1. H.J.Dedhia, APP for State. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 17th July 2009 PC :- 1. Rule. Learned advocate for second respondent waives service. Learned APP waives service for the State. It is stated that second respondent is personally present in the Court. This is an application under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ("said Code" for short) for quashing the proceedings of the criminal case. The applicants have been arraigned as accused in a private complaint filed by the second respondent. In the private complaint the allegations were made of commission of various offences punishable under sections 405, 468, 419, 200, 120, 120-B, 166, 167, 119 read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code. An order under section 156(3) of the said Code was passed on the said complaint and the FIR was accordingly registered. 2 2. The prayer for quashing is made on the ground of settlement between the applicants and the second respondent. It is pointed out that a civil suit was filed relating to the same property in which there was a settlement and the civil suit has been withdrawn. The second respondent has filed an affidavit supporting the prayer for quashing. It is pertinent to note that the second respondent was one of the plaintiffs in the civil suit and the civil suit has been withdrawn on account of settlement. 3. A perusal of the complaint and the allegations in the FIR disclose that essentially the dispute between the parties was a dispute with regard to an immovable property. Now, the entire dispute has been settled. Considering the nature of allegations made in the complaint, no purpose will be served by continuing the prosecution. This is a fit case for exercising jurisdiction under section 482 of the said Code. 4.. Hence, I pass following order :- (a) Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). (A.S.OKA, J.)