1 Ladda IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.512 of 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 230 of 2003 Pankaj Bhagwan Bhate .. Applicants. vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others ..Respondents. Mr Rishi Bhuta with Rajendra Sorankar for the Applicants. Mr D.P. Adsule, A.P.P.,for the State. Mr Rajendra B. Agarwal for Respondent No.3. CORAM: A.R. JOSHI,J. DATE : 19.06.2009. P.C.:- 1. Heard rival submissions for some time on the present application bearing Criminal Application No. 512 of 2009 which is preferred for quashing the conviction of the appellants (original accused nos. 1 to 3) for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act on the basis of compromise arrived at between them and respondent no.3 for the respective offences, for which the appellants were 2 convicted and sentenced to suffer R.I.,for two years and six months and respective fine of Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 2000/-. The said order passed by the Sessions Court, Pune is challenged in the appeal No. 230 of 2003. Appeal is already admitted by this Court. However, during the pendency of the said appeal present application for quashing came to be filed on the premise that the parties have compounded the disputes between them. It is admitted position that Section 498-A of I.P.C., and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are non-compoundable. 2. The shelter of the following authority is taken by the respective learned counsel for the parties:- Ram Pujan and others vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (1973) 2 Supreme Court Cases 456. 3. The authority is very clear and specifically mentions that such compounding of the offence which are non compoundable in nature, is to be considered only to reduce the sentence and as such shelter of such authority cannot be taken in the present application for quashing of entire conviction. In the result, the present application is dismissed and accordingly disposed of. Appeal to come up on 3 board as per its turn. (A.R. JOSHI,J.)