1 2616.10-appln IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY. APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2616 OF 2010 Shri Niraj Raja Kochar @ Mamaji and another. ... Applicant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra and another. ... Respondents. M.S.Karnik for the applicants. A.P.Vanarse for respondent No.1. V.B.Konde Deshmukh, APP for the State. CORAM: B.R.GAVAI, J. DATED : 22nd June 2011. P.C. : Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent of parties. 2. By way of present application, the applicants are seeking quashing of F.I.R. No.II-20/2010 registered with the Bhoisar Police Station. 3. The F.I.R. is registered on the basis of information of respondent No.2- complainant with an allegation that prior to 9 years the accused persons had taken possession of the land belonging to the complainant and prepared a cement road thereon. 4. The affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent No.2- 2 2616.10-appln complainant stating therein that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties. It is further stated in the affidavit that the matter has been compromised between the parties with a view to maintain good, healthy and cordial relations. The complainant is present in the Court and reiterates what is stated in the affidavit. 5. In view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Madan Mohan Abbot v.. State of Punjab, (2008) 4 SCC 582, I find that no purpose would be served by keeping the criminal proceedings pending except burdening the Criminal Courts which are already overburdened. In that view of the matter, I find that in the interests of justice the criminal proceedings are required to be quashed. 6. Rule is, thus, made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a) with no order as to costs. (B.R.GAVAI, J.)