IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 93 OF 2009 VPK URBAN CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LIMITED THROUGH LEGAL OFFICER RATNA S. AMONKAR ... Appellant Versus SHRI. SANTOSH EKNATH AKHADKAR AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. D. Pangam, Advocate for the Appellant. Mr. J. P. Mulgaonkar, Advocate for Respondent no.1. Coram:- R. M. SAVANT, J. Date:- 8th February, 2010 P.C. This Appeal is directed against the Judgment and Order dated 19.05.2009, passed by the learned J.M.F.C., Ponda, in Criminal Case no. 860/08/06/C, acquitting the Respondent no.1 herein under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. The parties have filed a pursis for compounding the offence bearing today's date. The said pursis has been signed by the main contesting parties i.e. the Appellant and the Respondent no.1 as well as by their Advocates. The said pursis records the out of Court settlement arrived at between the parties. It has been recorded in Clause 2 of the said pursis that the Respondent no.1 has issued a pay order dated 05.02.2010, for an amount of Rs.1,00,000/-, which the learned Counsel for the parties state is in full and final settlement of the amount covered by the cheque in question. 3. In view of the said pursis filed for compounding the offence under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Criminal Appeal is disposed of in terms of the said pursis and consequently the offence stands compounded. 4. In view of the above, the bail bonds stand discharged. R. M. SAVANT, J. arp/*