:1: FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 33 OF 2006 Arvind Ratilal Desai Vs. Gujarat State Export Corpn. and ors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s orders. of Coram, appearance, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.A.H.H. Ponda for the Applicant. Mr.Muktyar for the Respondent No.1. Ms.G.P.Mulekar, APP. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE,J. DATED : 20/1/2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard both sides. 2. The offence in this case is under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The parties have settled their dispute and joint application for compounding the case is filed. The said application dated 18.1.2006 is signed by the applicant and the Respondent No.1. Pursis is also filed in this case annexing the resolution passed by the Gujarat State Export Corporation Ltd. authorising :2: Mr. Dinesh Patel to compound the matter. In this view of the matter, the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is allowed to be compounded. The revision application is accordingly disposed of. The order of conviction impugned in this revision is therefore set aside and the applicant is acquitted. The applicant is in custody and he may be set at liberty forthwith if not required in any other offence. Pursis is taken on record. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)