: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 WRIT PETITION NO.3061 OF 2005 WITH CRI. REVISION APPLICATION NO.178 OF 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s orders. of Coram, appearance, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. P.P. Hudlikar qwith Neelima Nair for the Petitioner. Mr.D.F.Sharma i/by M/s. Dharam and Company for the Respondent No.1. Mr.Rajesh More, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE,J. DATED : 27/1/2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard both sides. 2. A joint application signed by the petitioner and the respondent as well as their counsel has been tendered across the bar. Same is taken on record and marked X for identification. This petition is filed by the petitioner who is the original accused against the order of conviction by two lower courts. In view of the :2: application for compounding the matter, the impugned judgments and orders convicting the accused for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are set aside. The offence is compounded between the parties. In view of this, the petitioner is deemed to be acquitted of the charges against him. An amount of Rs.64,000/- which is deposited in the Sessions Court at Sewree can be withdrawn by the Respondent No.1. Bail bonds of the accused to stand cancelled. 3. Revision application filed by the respondent No.1 is allowed to be withdrawn and is dismissed as withdrawn. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)