1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2037 OF 2009 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.253 OF 2009 Venkatesh Yallaya Gundetti ...Petitioner. v. 1 State of Maharashtra 2 Madhumati A. Visaria ...Respondents. Mr. Indrajeet Joshi, adv. For the Petitioner. Ms. Pratibha Borade i/by Shri Mahendra Kumthekar, advs. For the Respondent No.2. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : JUNE 16, 2010 P.C. 1 Petition is filed against the conviction of the petitioner for the offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo S.I. for three months and to pay the amount of Rs.2,40,000/- as compensation. The learned counsel for the parties have today filed Consent Terms marked 'X' for Identification. The learned counsel for the complainant Ms. Pratibha Borade advocate for the respondent no.2/complainant makes a statement that in view of the full and final payment by the accused/petitioner to the complainant, she is authorised to compound the case on behalf of the complainant and that parties have agreed to compound the case. Therefore, parties are allowed 2 to compound the case and in the result, the order of conviction and sentence is hereby set aside. Amount of Rs.40,000/- deposited with this Court is allowed to be withdrawn by the respondent no.2/complainant and the amount of Rs.60,000/- deposited by the petitioner before the Sessions Court is allowed to be withdrawn by her. 2 As the petition itself is disposed off, civil application no.253 of 2009 does not survive and stands disposed off accordingly. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)