1 mst IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2728 OF 2011 Ghansham Hamnomal Shewarramani and another Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra and another Respondents Mr.Niranjan Mundargi for petitioners. Mr.P.H.Hingorani, APP for respondent no.1. Mr.Shaunak Mehta for respondent no.2. CORAM : A.M.KHANWILKAR AND P.D.KODE, JJ. DATE : 22nd September 2011 PC : 1. Heard counsel for the parties. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith, by consent. Counsel for the respondents waive notice. 2. By this petition it is prayed that FIR bearing CR No.219/2011 registered against the petitioners at L.T.Marg Police Station, Mumbai for offences punishable under sections 454, 457, 380, 448, 420 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code be quashed and set aside. Indeed, these are non compoundable offences. It is common ground that the dispute was essentially between the landlord and tenant which gave rise to filing of the criminal case in question. The petitioners are the owners of property situated at Dhanji Street, Mumbai. The respondent no.2 was tenant in one of the room in the said building. However, the parties have now amicably resolved all their disputes. As per the settlement terms, the respondent no.2 has agreed not to pursue the criminal action against the petitioners. 2 3. As aforesaid, even though the offences registered are non- compoundable offences, considering the fact that all disputes have been settled between the private parties amicably and the terms of settlement are not against the public policy as such, coupled with the fact that the dispute is essentially a private dispute and the complaint is also in respect of private property, in the interest of justice, we accede to the joint request of the private parties for quashing of FIR being CR No.219 of 2011 registered at L.T.Marg Police Station, Mumbai. Accordingly, this petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). (P.D.KODE, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)