1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2571 OF 2009 Govind Baliram Singh & Anr. ..Petitioners versus State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents Ms. Mallika A. Ingale for Petitioners. Mr. S. N. Gawade – APP for State. Mr. Vijay Mishra for Respondent No. 2. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. DATED : 1ST OCTOBER, 2009. P.C. : 1. The parties have settled the dispute between them and the petitioners have approached this court for quashing the FIR lodged by the respondent No.2 – complainant. who is present in court. The complainant had alleged commission of offence under section 465, 467, 468, 471, 420, 511 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code against the petitioners.. 2. It however appears that since then the dispute between the parties has been amicably settled and the petitioners have moved this petition for quashing the FIR on that ground. The respondent No. 2 – complainant has appeared in court and has stated that the settlement is voluntarily and of his 2 own free will. The learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 – complainant thus joins the prayer for quashing of the FIR on the ground that it is settled. 3. Having regard to the dispute, which is personal in nature in which the public at large is not involved and having regard to the law laid down in the case of Madan Mohan Abbot vs. State of Punjab [(2008)4 S.C.C. 582] and Manoj Sharma vs. State & Ors. [2008(4) KLT 417 (SC)], I consider it appropriate to allow this Petition in terms of prayer clause (i), which reads as follows: “ That the proceedings viz. C.C. No. 3806/PW/08 pending before the Ld Magistrate 22nd Court, Andheri arising out of F I R No. 723 of 2008 registered by MIDC police station for alleged offence u/s 465, 467, 468, 471, 420, 511, r/w 34 IPC be quashed;” 4. Order accordingly. (S. A. BOBDE, J.)