1 Cr.WP. No.2404/2009 mnm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2404 OF 2009 Shravan Kumar Kisanlal Saraf & Ors. ...Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Rishi Bhuta, Advocate for the Petitioners Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP for the State Mr. Devendra Udani, Advocate for Respondent No.2 CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. DATED: 12TH JULY, 2010. P.C. 1. Heard Mr. Bhuta, learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Mr. Devendra Udani, the learned Counsel for Respondent No.2. Mrs. Shinde the learned A.P.P appears for the State of Maharashtra. 2. C.R.No.315/2009 came to be registered at the Andheri Police Station on 1st August 2009 for the offence punishable under Section 420 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C on the basis of complaint filed by the Respondent No.2.During the intervening period the Petitioners who were the accused in the said 2 Cr.WP. No.2404/2009 complaint and Respondent No.2 have settled their disputes and therefore, Petitioners pray for quashing of the said F.I.R. 3. The Respondent No.2 as well as the Petitioner No.1 are present before us. They have been identified by the respective learned Advocates and they have verified the compromise between them and their desire to quash the F.I.R by consent. Section 320(2) of the Cr.P.C. permits compounding of an offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC. 4. We are satisfied that the settlement between the parties is bona fide and therefore, their prayer for quashing the F.I.R deserves to be allowed. 5. Hence the Petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (d) and C.R.No.315/2009 registered with the Andheri Police Station is hereby quashed and set aside. (SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)