1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2238 OF 2007 Shri Shivkumar Sadashiv Sonwane ..... Petitioner. V/s Renuka Mahila Nagari Sahkari Patsanstha Ltd. & Ors. ..... Respondents. Mr. M.B. Shirsat for the Petitioner. Mr. Anilkumar Patil for Respondent No.1. Mr. A.S. Shitole, APP for the State. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 29th March, 2010 P.C.:- 1. Counsel for the Petitioner and the Counsel for the respondent submit that the parties have amicably settled the matter out of court. They have filed consent terms. The consent terms are signed by the Petitioner, Respondent and by their respective advocates. The consent terms are taken on record and marked “X” for the purpose of identification. Both the parties are present in court. 2. Present Petition has been filed by the Petitioner challenging the order of dismissal of appeal by the Sessions Court. In view of the consent terms which are filed, the order passed by the JMFC, Pimpalgaon in Summary Case No.347 of 2001 filed under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is quashed and set aside. Petitioner is acquitted of the offence 2 punishable under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The order passed by the Appellate Court, therefore, does not survive. 3. It is a well settled position in law that the powers exercised by this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and under section 482 of the Cr.P.C. are not curtailed by virtue of the provisions of section 320 of the Cr.P.C. Now even proceedings under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are made compoundable. 4. Since the parties have amicably resolved the dispute between themselves, the order of conviction passed by JMFC, Pimpalgaon in the aforesaid proceedings are also set aside. Writ Petition is allowed and disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Undertaking given in the Consent Terms is accepted. (V.M. KANADE, J.)