1 CRI-WP-710-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.710 OF 2011 M/s.Basuree and anr. ..Petitioners Vs Manjula Dungarshi Vira and anr. ..Respondents -- Ms.Reena L. Vira i/b.Mr.Paras N. Vira, for petitioners. Mr.Jatin P. Shah and Ms.Kamal Pingle, for respondent no.1. Ms.G.P.Mulekar, APP for respondent State. -- CORAM : R.G.KETKAR, J. DATE : 14 th OCTOBER, 2011 P.C.: The parties have filed application dated 14 th October, 2011 under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 seeking permission to compound the offence. The said application is signed by petitioner no.2 for herself and on behalf of petitioner no.1 as also by the husband of respondent no.1 who is constituted attorney of respondent no.1. The application is also signed by the advocate 2 CRI-WP-710-11.sxw appearing for the petitioners and the advocate appearing for respondent no.1. 2] Heard learned counsel for the parties. The learned counsel for the parties state that the petitioners and the first respondent have settled the matter for total amount of Rs.75,000/- in full and final settlement. The petitioners have paid Rs.15,000/- to the first respondent in cash and balance of Rs.60,000/- is deposited in Dadar Court for which, the petitioners have no objection for withdrawal of the said amount by respondent no.1. 3] On behalf of the petitioners, petitioner no.2 is present in the Court and on behalf of the first respondent her constituted attorney is present in the Court. They confirm correctness of the application. The said application is taken on record and marked as “X”. In view of the application dated 14 th October, 2011, petition is disposed of in the following terms: (a) The offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is compounded and the amount of Rs.60,000/- deposited 3 CRI-WP-710-11.sxw by the petitioners is permitted to be withdrawn by the first respondent unconditionally. (b) Similarly, bail amount deposited by petitioner no.2 to be returned to him. (c) The parties to act on authenticated of this order. [R.G.KETKAR, J.]