1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1272 OF 2010 Mr.Preet Bhagwanani & Anr. ...Applicants (Orig.Accused) vs. M/s.Phastiblends India Ltd. & Ors. ...Respondents (Orig.Complainant) Mr.Vishal Lohir i/b. Mr.Ajit Anekar c/o. Kocharekar & Co. for the Applicants. Mr.Rajesh Mehta i/b. Ms.Purnima G. Bhatia for Respondent No.1. Mr.S.A. Shaikh, APP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : JUNE 22, 2010 P.C. :- 1 Heard Counsel for the applicants and Counsel for respondent no.1. 2 The parties have settled the dispute and they have filed Consent Terms. A joint affidavit is also filed by the applicant and respondent which is 2 signed by the applicant and the respondent and their respective Advocates. In the said affidavit, it is stated that by virtue of a Compromise Deed dated 15th June, 2010, the parties have settled their dispute. It is also stated in the joint affidavit that the respondent has no objection if this application is allowed and the proceedings arising out FIR being CR No.M-05/2009 registered with Nani Daman Police Station and the process which is issued are quashed and set aside. The Compromise Deed arrived at between the parties also is annexed to this joint affidavit. 3 Since the complaint essentially is of a personal nature and the allegations made are under Section 420 of the IPC against the applicants by the respondent herein and since now the dispute has been resolved between the parties in view of the Compromise Deed filed along with the affidavit, in my view, there is no impediment for quashing the criminal complaint. The Apex Court in several cases 3 has observed that if the parties decide to settle personal case against each other, this court by exercising its writ jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. can quash the said complaint. In this view of the matter, joint affidavit is taken on record and it is marked X for the purpose of identification. 4 The criminal application is allowed and made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b). Respondent no.1  original complainant and applicant no.1 are present in the court. Their presence is noted. 5 Application, accordingly, is allowed and disposed of. 6 Certified copy is expedited. (V.M. KANADE, J.)