1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2561 OF 2009 Shaikh Mohd. Ayaz Mohd. Fayyaz & Ors. : Petitioners (Orig. Accused) V/s. Sayyed Parvez Maqbool Hussain & Anr. : Respondents ... Mr.Mubin H. Solkar i/b. Mr.Ubaid A. Ghawte for the petitioners. Mrs.Priti Walimbe for respondent no.1. Mrs.R.V. Newton, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. ... WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2562 OF 2009 Parvez Sayyed Maqbool Hussain & Ors. : Petitioners (Orig. Accused) V/s. Shaikh Mohd. Ayaz Mohd. Fayyaz & Anr. : Respondents ... Ms Priti Walimbe for the petitioners. Mr.Mubin H. Solkar i/b. Mr.Ubaid A. Ghawte for respondent no.1. Mrs.R.V. Newton, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. ... CORAM : S.A. BOBDE, J. DATE : OCTOBER 01, 2009. 2 P.C.: 1. The petitioners have moved these petitioners for quashing of cross- complaints filed between them. 2. The complaints were filed in respect of putting up of temporary stalls for footwear by the petitioners in Criminal Writ Petition no.2561 of 2009. The stalls were put up only for the period of one month during festivities and have admittedly been removed now. The respondent no.1 in in both these Petitions have filed affidavits stating that a settlement was brought about by intervention of elders of the community and that they have realised that pursuing the complaints would lead to unnecessary enmity. Accordingly, the parties have settled the dispute between them. Both the complainants have appeared in Court and stated that they have settled the dispute on their own free will and volition and without any undue pressure. Having regard to the fact that the dispute between the parties is in the nature of a private dispute where the rights of the parties alone are involved and the public at large are not concerned with, I consider it appropriate in the interest of justice to accept the plea of the parties and quash both the F.I.Rs., having regard to 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). In the circumstances, the learned Addl. Public 3 Prosecutor has no objection. 3. Accordingly, the Criminal Writ Petitions are allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). S.A. BOBDE, J.