APL. 1101-11 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 1101 OF 2011 Ganesh Agarwal & Ors. ... Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... Respondents *** Mr. S. V. Marwadi i/b Abhishek Yende, for the Applicants. Mrs. S. D. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent State. Mr. Pradip Jaiswal, for Respondent No. 2. *** CORAM : V. M. KANADE, & M. L. TAHALIYANI, JJ. DATE : NOVEMBER 08, 2011 PC: 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicants, learned APP for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.2. By this application which is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the applicants are seeking a direction from this Court for quashing the criminal complaint which is filed by respondent No.2, for the offence punishable under Section 63, 69 read with Section 37 and 51 of the Copy Right Act, 1957, which is registered with Andheri Police Station, Mumbai vide LAC No. 2 of 2011. 2. The complainant had alleged in the said complaint that the applicants had without obtaining renewal of the license from him, APL. 1101-11 - 2 - shown various channels on the television sets which are installed in their hotel premises. It is submitted that the applicants and respondent No. 2 have now settled the dispute. Respondent No. 2 has filed affidavit-in-reply and it is stated therein that by virtue of service contract dated 1st February, 2011, the applicants have paid necessary license fees to respondent No. 2 and as such respondent No.2 has no objection if the complaint filed by him is quashed. The Apex Court in the case of – Madan Mohan Abbot vs. State of Punjab [AIR 2008 SC 1969], has held that the High Court while exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr. P. C. can quash the complaint if the parties have amicably resolved the dispute when it is satisfied that the dispute between the parties is a personal one. It is further observed by the Apex Court that the power under Section 482 Cr. P. C. is not curtailed or limited by the restrictions which are imposed on the trial court under Section 320 Cr.P.C., and therefore, even if the dispute is not compoundable, the High Court can quash the complaint under Section 482 Cr.P.C. if the parties have amicably resolved the dispute.. 3. In the present case, the dispute has been amicably settled between the parties and respondent No.2 has filed his affidavit-in- reply stating therein that he has no objection if the complaint is quashed. In our view, there is no impediment in quashing the complaint filed by respondent No.2. Criminal Application is, therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clause (b) and is accordingly, disposed of. [M. L. TAHALIYANI, J.] [ V. M. KANADE, J.]