45-CRWP-375-24.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 375 OF 2024 Prakash Sheshrao Atole ..PETITIONER VERSUS State of Maharashtra and Another ..RESPONDENTS WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2333 OF 2023 Dattatraya Bhimrao Atole ..APPLICANT VERSUS State of Maharashtra and Another ..RESPONDENTS .... Mr. K.N. Shermale, Advocate for petitioner in WP/375/24 and for respondent no2. in APPLN/2333/23 Mr. A.R. Kale, Addl.P.P. for respondent no.1 – State Mr. V.S. Kadam, Advocate h/f Mr.T.M. Tandale, Advocate for respondent no.2 in WP/375/24 and for applicant in APPLN/2333/23 .... CORAM : R.M. JOSHI, J. DATE : 15th SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Criminal Application No. 2333 of 2023 is not on board. Upon being mentioned taken on board. 2. Learned counsel for both the sides, on instructions, submit that the parties have settled the dispute amicably and accordingly affidavits are filed on record. They also submit that counter reports are filed and in view of such compromise, both, the petition and application for quashment of proceedings 1 / 2 2026:BHC-AUG:42690-DB 45-CRWP-375-24.odt be allowed. Learned counsel, make voluntary statement to pay cost Rs.10,000/- in each case, to High Court Bar Library. 3. Learned A.P.P. opposed to grant of any relief to the petitioner and applicant mentioning that having regard to the nature of offence, it is not a case of compounding of the same. 4. The offences sought to be quashed are personal in nature. Once the informants in both the cases have recorded no objection for quashment of the proceeding against each other, offence would be required to be quashed. Even if such cases are sent for trial, for want of support by witnesses, the result would be obvious. 5. Having regard to overall facts of the case, the criminal writ petition and criminal application could be allowed. As voluntarily undertaken, petitioner and applicant in both the matters to deposit Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each, with the Advocates’ Association’s Bar Library, High Court, Bench at Aurangabad. 6. In view of above, the criminal writ petition stands allowed in terms of prayer clause (B) and criminal application standz allowed in terms of prayer clauses [C] and [CC]. Amount so agreed be deposited within a period of two weeks. ( R.M. JOSHI, J. ) SSD 2 / 2