SSK/902 1 appln. 883.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 883 OF 2010 Mr. Atul Lalit Parekh ....Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Milon Desai i/b. Mr. Prashant Parsurampuria, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. A. S. Shitole, APP for the State. Ms. Millika A. Ingle, Advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM : RANJIT MORE, J. DATED : 15th NOVEMBER, 2011. P.C.: The applicant and respondent no.2 i.e. Original Accused No.2 and Original Complainant respectively settled their dispute amicably and have filed an application under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for compounding the offence under Section 138 read with Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The application is signed by the applicant and respondent no.2 along with their respective counsel. 2. The complaint arises out of dishonour of cheque in the sum of Rs.8,50,000/-. Paragraph No.3 of the above application makes it clear that the applicant has handed over to respondent no.2, Pay Order bearing SSK/902 2 appln. 883.10 No.532545 dated 10th October, 2011 in the sum of Rs.8,50,000/- in full and final satisfaction of his entire claim arising out of dishonour of the cheque. In the above circumstances, leave is granted to compound the offence. Resultantly, the proceedings of SCC Nos. 345 and 346 of 2005 are quashed vis-a-vis all the accused. The criminal application is, accordingly, disposed of. (RANJIT MORE, J.)