IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3155 OF 2009 Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd & Ors. ...............Applicants V/S. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .............Respondents ---------- Shri. P.R. Arjunwadkar, Advocate for Applicants. Ms. Alpana Jhaveri, APP for State-respondent no.1. Shri. Subhash Zha i/by. Law Global, advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM :- S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED :- 3 rd FEBRUARY, 2010. P.C. :- 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The prayer in this application is to quash an order dated 4/4/2009 passed by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 5th Court, Dadar, Mumbai directing the first respondent to file a report under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. 3. The prayer is that a private complaint being C.C. NO.21/SW/2009 filed by the complainant Hafiz Abdul Rahim alleging offences punishable under Section 406, 420 read with Section 34 IPC be also quashed. 4. It appears that the entire transaction is of advancing of monies for purchase of a vehicle. The transporter and the financer entered into certain dealings. During the course of the same, there were disputes and that is how the subject criminal proceedings. 5. Parties sought time to negotiate and find out an amicable solution. Accordingly, it is reported that both sides have met, negotiated, discussed the matter. They have arrived at an amicable settlement. The same is recorded in writings which have been exchanged on 25/1/2010. 6. In the light of the same and finding that the disputes are essentially private and do not affect any public interest and in the peculiar facts of this case, this application is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). The proceedings in question are quashed in exercise of this court s inherent ’ jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. [S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J]