1 appr.151.11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. Criminal Application No. 151 of 2011 IN Criminal Revision Application No. 389 of 2000 Surendra G. Ghodake ....Applicant v/s. The State of Maharashtra & anr. ....Respondents Mr. S.A. Dhamale for the applicant. Mr. S.S. Kaushik for respondent no.2. Mr. V.B. Konde Deshmukh-APP for the state. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI, J. 20th June, 2011 PC: Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2. By way of present petition, the petitioner seeks for compounding the offence punishable under Section 498(A) and 323. Petitioner has been convicted for offence punishable under Section 498(A) read with Section 323 by the judgment and order passed by learned J.M.F.C. in Case No. 331/1996 dated 3rd June, 1999. The said order of conviction has been confirmed by the learned Session Judge on 24th November, 2000 and by this Court in Revision No. 389/2000 dated 8th April, 2011. 2 appr.151.11.sxw 3. The learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Counsel for the respondent submits that matter has been amicably settled. It is submitted that this fact could not be brought to the notice of this Court when the revision application was argued since no notice was issued to the respondent-wife. 4. The learned Counsel for the respondent wife makes a categorical statement that all the dues of the respondent wife have been settled and she has no grievance subsequent. The respondent wife has also filed an affidavit reiterating the settlement between the parties and consent terms are also placed on record. 5. The learned Single Judge of Kerala High Court in the case of Sabu George, s/o. George vs. The Home Secretary (2007-Kerlj-1-579) has held that even after an order is passed in the revision, this Court while invoking the jurisdiction under Section 482 is empowered to compound the offences when the matter is amicably settled between the parties. In that view of the matter, rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). (B.R. GAVAI, J)