.{1}. 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 APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.177 OF 2008 Shri.Haridas Sakharam Kadam and 9 Ors. ..Petitioners. Versus The State of Maharashtra and 9 Ors. ..Respondents. .. Mr.Sandesh Patil, Adv. i/b. Mr.Shivraj R. Patil, Adv. for the Petitioners. Smt.A.S.Pai, APP, for the State. .. ALONG WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.178 OF 2008 Shri.Shankar Sidu Suryavanshi and 8 Ors. ..Petitioners. Versus The State of Maharashtra and 10 Ors. ..Respondents. .. Mr.Sandesh More, Adv. i/b. Mr.Sunil T. Jadhav, Adv. for the Petitioners. Mr.A.S.Gadkari, APP, for the State. .. CORAM : S.B.MHASE AND CORAM : S.B.MHASE AND CORAM : S.B.MHASE AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATED : JANUARY 29, 2008. DATED : JANUARY 29, 2008. DATED : JANUARY 29, 2008. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- .{2}. 1. Heard. 2. The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners in both the Petitions submitted that cross cases have been filed against the petitioners in each matter by the petitioners in the other matter and thereby there are counter-cases. It is further stated that however the petitioners in both the cases are close relatives and they have settled the matter and, therefore, they have approached this Court. However if the matter is settled, compounding can be done before the Magistrate before whom the cases are pending, by following legal process. Therefore, both the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that they may be allowed to withdraw these Petitions with liberty to approach the Magistrate to compound the offences by following due process of law. Petitions are allowed to be withdrawn and are disposed of as such. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [S.B.MHASE,J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [S.B.MHASE,J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [S.B.MHASE,J.]