1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 336 OF 2009 Amar Kundalik Nale ..Applicant versus Sadguru Haribhau Maharaj Nagri Sahakari Pat Sanstha Ltd. Phaltan & Anr. ..Respondents Mr. J. M. Patil for Applicant. Mr. S. R. Agarkar i/b. Mr. R. Y. Kadam for Respondent No. 1. Mr. S. A. Shaikh - APP for Respondent No. 2 - State. CORAM : B. R. GAVAI, J. DATED : APRIL 23, 2010. P.C. : 1. By consent taken up for final hearing. 2. The Revision arises out of the Order passed by the learned Sessions Judge II Jt. J.M.F.C. Phaltan in Summary Criminal Case No. 317 of 2006 dated 15th February 2008 thereby convicting the applicant for the offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentencing him to undergo simple imprisonment for one month and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- and the Order passed by the learned Sessions Judge, 2 Satara, in Criminal Appeal No. 33 of 2008 dated 16th May 2009 thereby dismissing the appeal. 3. The proceedings arise out of an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties have amicably settled the dispute between them. An affidavit has been filed by the respondent no. 1 to that effect. 4. Since the parties have amicably settled their dispute, I do not find that any purpose will be served by keeping the criminal proceedings pending. In that view of the matter, the revision application is allowed. Orders of conviction and sentence passed by the learned trial court and appellate court are quashed and set aside. The applicant is acquitted of the offence charged with. Bail bond furnished by the applicant shall stand cancelled. 5. In view of the disposal of the criminal revision application, nothing survives in the criminal application No. 310 of 2009, the same also stands disposed of. (B. R. GAVAI, J.)