1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4172 OF 2009 Smt. Hina Ashok Gupta & Ors. ..Applicants versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. H. H. Ponda for Applicants. Mrs. R. V. Newton – APP for State. Mr. Ganesh Gole for Respondent No. 2. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. DATED : 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2009. P.C. : 1. The applicants have filed this application for quashing the prosecution initiated by the respondent – complainant on the ground that the dispute between the parties is settled. 2. The respondent – complainant has accused the applicants of interalia cheating in respect of a land transaction. Since then however the dispute between the parties has admittedly been settled, the respondent – complainant, who is present in court, has filed an affidavit in reply supporting the statement on behalf of the applicants that the matter is settled 2 between them. The respondent – complainant has further stated that the settlement has been entered into of his own free will and volition without any undue pressure. 3. Having regard to the dispute, which is personal in nature in which the public at large is not involved and having regard to the law laid down in the case of Madan Mohan Abbot vs. State of Punjab [(2008)4 S.C.C. 582] and Manoj Sharma vs. State & Ors. [2008(4) KLT 417 (SC)], I consider it appropriate to allow this Application in terms of prayer clause (a), which reads as follows: “That this Hon’ble Court may kindly quash / deregister the prosecution being C.R. No. I-189 of 2008 registered at Kapurbavdi Police Station, District Thane transferred to the Economic Offences Wing, Thane which is lodged against the Applicants by the Complainant i.e. Respondent No.2 herein;” 4. Order accordingly. (S. A. BOBDE, J.)