1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY : NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Criminal Revision Application No. 48/2008 & Criminal Application No.1420/2008 [ Shri Riyajddin Alias Rajuddin Bahoddin Bailm ] . Vs . [ Trilokchand Baijnath Nawabasi & another ] ....................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's Orders or directions and Registrar's orders. ....................................................................................................................... CORAM : A. P. LAVANDE, J. DATED : 21/04/2008. Applicant alongwith Mr. M.P.Kariya, learned Advocate for applicant and respondent no.1 alongwith Advocate, Mr.M.R.Joshi, are present and Mr.Sonak, learned APP appears for respondent no.2. Applicant and respondent no.1 have filed Joint Pursis dated 07/04/2008 duly signed by the applicant, respondent no.1 and their respective Advocates. Pursis discloses that the parties have compounded an offence under 2 Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. The applicant has paid Rs.45,000/- to the Respondent No.1. The learned counsel for the applicant and the learned counsel for respondents submit that the parties have settled their disputes. As such, they may be permitted to compound the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act which is permissible under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. In view of the compromise, the order passed by J.M.F.C., Digras in Criminal Case No.3064/02 dated 11/05/2005 is quashed and set aside and the sentence also is quashed and set aside. Similarly, the order dated 03/03/2008 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Wardha in Criminal Appeal No.20/05 confirming the conviction and sentence is also quashed and set aside and the applicant is acquitted of the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Criminal Revision Application No.48/08 and Criminal Application No.1420/2008 are disposed of 3 accordingly. Criminal Application No.923/08 In view of disposal of Criminal Revision Application No.48/08, the application has become infru ctuous. Application stands disposed of as infructuous. JUDGE VMC