APPLN.3535-10 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 3535 OF 2010 Chandrakant Narshi Dedhia ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents *** Mr. S. A. Siddiqui, Rajendra Rathod, for the Applicant. Mr. P. S. Hingorani, APP for the Respondent No.1. Mr. Babulal Gorappa Shinde, Respondent No.2 present in person. *** CORAM: V. M. KANADE J. DATE : OCTOBER 20, 2010 P.C. 1. This is an application for quashing the FIR filed by respondent No.2 against the applicant. It is submitted that both the parties have settled the dispute. Civil dispute pending between them is also disposed of by filing the consent terms. The consent terms tendered by the parties is taken on record and marked “X” for identification. The consent terms is signed by the applicant, respondent No.2 and their respective advocates. APPLN.3535-10 - 2 - 2. The learned APP objected for quashing of the FIR. However, in view of the consent terms, and since the dispute between the parties is a personal one, and also in view of the ratio laid down in judgments in the case of - (i) Madan Mohan Abbot vs. State of Punjab [AIR 2008 SC 1969]; (ii) Jagdish Chanana & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Anr. [AIR 2008 SC 1968]; and (iii) B. S. Joshi vs. State of Haryana [AIR 2003 SC 1386], there is no impediment in quashing the criminal complaint while exercising inherent jurisdiction of this Court under S. 482 Cr. P. C. Respondent No.2, who is personally present in the Court also states that he has no objection if the complaint is allowed to be quashed. Criminal application is therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clause (c). [ V. M. KANADE J.]