1 appln2370.10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. Criminal Application No. 2370 of 2010 Mr. Satindar Pal Singh Ahuja ....Applicant v/s. State of Maharashtra & anr. ....Respondents Mr. Arjun Kode i/b. Shabnam Mohammed for the applicant. Mrs. M.R. Tidke-APP for the State. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI, J. 20th June, 2011 PC: Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2. The petition has been filed for quashing and setting aside criminal case no. 19/PW/2008 pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 38th Court, Bellard Pier, Mumbai. The complaint has been filed by the petitioner against respondent no. 2 alleging that respondent no. 2 had stolen the wrist watch of the petitioner. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that respondent no. 2 was an Advocate appearing for the petitioner and there was some dispute between the 2 appln2370.10.sxw petitioner and him. It is now submitted that matter has been amicably settled between the parties and that the petitioner has no grievance as against the respondent no. 2. 4. It can, thus, be seen that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties. From the perusal of the complaint it would reveal that the allegations are totally personal in nature. There is no element of public law involved in the crime. 5. In view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Madan Mohan Abbot v/s. State of Punjab, (2008) 4 SCC 582, I find that no purpose would be served by keeping the criminal proceedings pending except burdening the Criminal Courts which are already overburdened. In that view of the matter, I find that in the interests of justice the criminal proceedings are required to be quashed. 6. Rule is, thus, made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). (B.R. GAVAI, J)