1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 275 OF 2001 Anil Srivastava ..Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents WITH CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 276 OF 2001 M/s. Asia Television Network Ltd. ..Applicant through its Sr. Vice President versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents WITH CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 57 OF 2005 Siddharath Srivastava ..Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. C. J. Chauhan i/b. M/s. Law & Global for Applicant. Mr. P. S. Hingorani - APP for Respondent No. 1 - State. Ms. Saroj Sonjit for Respondent No. 2. 2 CORAM : B. R. GAVAI, J. DATED : APRIL 13, 2010. P.C. : 1. Criminal Revision Application Nos. 276 of 2001 and 57 of 2005 are not on board. Since the connected matter i.e. Criminal Revision Application No. 275 of 2001 is on board, the learned counsel for the parties prayed for production. Production permitted. 2. The present Criminal Revision Applications are between the same parties. The present Criminal Revision Applications arise out of the Orders passed by the learned trial court thereby convicting the applicants for the offences punishable under Section 138 read with 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and the Orders passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, thereby dismissing the appeals filed by the present applicants. 3. During the pendency of these Criminal Revision Applications, the matters have been amicably settled between the parties and consent terms dated 20th January 2010 have also been filed. The same are duly singed by the parties and their respective Advocates. The same are taken on record and marked ‘X’ for identification. 3 4. Since the present proceedings arise out of an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and since the parties have amicably settled the dispute, I find that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the criminal proceedings pending. 5. In that view of the matter, the revisions are allowed. The impugned orders passed by the learned trial court and appellate court are quashed and set aside. The applicants are acquitted of the offence charged with. Bail bonds of the applicants shall stand cancelled. (B. R. GAVAI, J.)