JUDGMENT

BHARAT P.DESHPANDE,J. - Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith.

2. Heard the parties with consent.

3. The petitioner approached this Court under Sec. 482 of CrPC and Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ, order or directions thereby quashing FIR No.192/2015 dtd. 2/12/2015 registered with respondent no.2 and consequently criminal proceedings initiated pursuant thereto, on the ground that the petitioner and respondent no3/informant settled their dispute.

4. Heard learned counsel Shri Vibhav Amonkar appearing for the petitioner and Mr. S. G. Bhobe, learned Public Prosecutor for respondents no.1 and 2 and Shri Nuno Noronha, learned counsel appearing for respondent no.3.

5. With the assistance of learned counsel appearing for the parties we have gone through a copy of the chargesheet and relevant documents as well as the affidavit filed by respondent no.3.

6. Learned counsel Shri Amonkar appearing for the petitioner strenuously urged that though FIR was lodged against the applicant which culminated into filing of a chargesheet, subsequently the petitioner and the informant/respondent no.3 settled their dispute out of the court and therefore the petitioner has