1 APPLN 677/09,679/09,686/09 687/09, 688/09, 689/09, 690/09, 691/09 & APPLN 681/09 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.677 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.679 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.686 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.687 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.688 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.689 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.690 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.691 OF 2009 M/s Suresh Enterprises & Ors. .... Applicants. V/s The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .... Respondents. ---- Mr. Shirish Gupte, Sr. Counsel with Mr. A.K. Chauhan for the applicants. Mr. A.S. Shitole APP for the State. Mr. Girish Kulkarni with Mr. S. Swadi i/b PRS Legal for Respondent No.2. ---- 2 APPLN 677/09,679/09,686/09 687/09, 688/09, 689/09, 690/09, 691/09 & APPLN 681/09 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.681 OF 2009 M/s G.K. Builders & Ors .... Applicants. V/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors ..... Respondents ---- Mr. Shirish Gupte, Sr. Counsel with Mr. A.K. Chauhan for the applicants. Mr. A.S. Shitole APP for the State. Mr. Girish Kulkarni with Mr. S. Swadi i/b PRS Legal for Respondent No.2. ---- CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 13th October, 2010 P.C.:- 1. Parties have settled the dispute and have filed Consent Terms in each of the above matters. Each of the Consent Terms in the above matters is taken on record and marked “X” for the purpose of identification. 2. The complaints are filed by Respondent No.2 for the offence punishable under section 138 of the Negotiable 3 APPLN 677/09,679/09,686/09 687/09, 688/09, 689/09, 690/09, 691/09 & APPLN 681/09 Instruments Act. Applicants have agreed to pay Rs 30 lakhs in full and final settlement of the 9 complaints. An undertaking is given by the applicants/accused that the demand drafts shall be honoured on presentation. The said undertaking is accepted. 3. In view of payment of the said amount of Rs 30 lakhs, criminal cases mentioned hereinabove between the parties are settled and the offence is compounded. In view of this, criminal complaints filed by the complainant are quashed and set aside. The process issued in the said complaints is also quashed and set side. The original cheques and documents which are filed in the Court shall be returned to the applicants/accused. 4. It is, however, clarified that this is subject to the demand drafts which are given by the applicants/accused being honoured. If the said demand drafts are nor honoured, this order shall stand withdrawn without further reference to this Court and the applications shall stand restored to the file. 4 APPLN 677/09,679/09,686/09 687/09, 688/09, 689/09, 690/09, 691/09 & APPLN 681/09 5. With the aforesaid directions, applications are disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)