1 CR.APL NO.230 OF 2011 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.230 OF 2011 (Usha Madhav Garje and others Vs. The State) -------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of Court’s or Coram,appearances, Court’s orders Judge’s or directions and Registrar’s orders Orders Mr. D.S.Manorkar, Adv., h/f Mr. N.S.Bagwe, Adv., for the applicant. Mr. V.H.Dighe, APP for State. ... CORAM: K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE: 8-2-2011 1. Heard Mr.Manorkar. Applicant No.1 Mrs. Usha w/o Madhavrao Garje is complainant while applicant No.2 Rangnath Bhaurao Jadhav, applicant No.3 Mrs. Asha w/o Shantaram Deshpande, applicant no.4 Mrs. Leela w/o Babasaheb Wakle are the original accused, arrayed as petitioner in the present proceedings. 2. The matter was indeed referred for mediation and settled between the parties as per the writing recorded by the mediator. However, the learned Judge could not do so in the light of the amendment dt.31.12.2009, Section 354 is taken off from the provisions of Section 320(2) of Cr.P.C., it has become non compoundable. 3. Considering the rival contentions and accusations to be for an offense 2 CR.APL NO.230 OF 2011 under Section 354 of IPC, basically revolve within the controversy on of employment being working in the same school. Even by face value of the contents in the application, no case inviting infraction of Section 354 of IPC is made out. Consequently, by exercise of powers under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., since both the parties are petitioners herein, as matter is settled, the proceedings initiated by petitioner no.1 being FIR vide Crime No.I-124/2003, registered at Jawaharnagar Police Station, Aurangabad, for the offense under Sections 354,509, 109 read with Section 34 of IPC dt.9.8.2003, is quashed and set aside. The accused ( applicant nos. 2, 3 and 4) are discharged, bail bonds cancelled. Application allowed in above terms. (K.U.CHANDIWAL) JUDGE ... AGP/230-11crapl