1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 95 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 732 OF 2009 Kamal Kalyandasani .... Applicant V/s. Dedany Rotario & Anr. .... Respondents ..... Mr.J.P.Singh, Advocate, for the applicant. Mr.Santosh Pal i/by Shri H.R.Lalchandani for respondent no.2. Mr.A.S.Shitole, APP for State. ..... CORAM : V.R.KINGAONKAR, J. DATE : 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2009. P.C. 1.Heard learned advocates for the parties. 2.They filed joint application for compounding of the offence u/s.138 of Negotiable Instrument Act. They have arrived at settlement terms for the purpose of compounding of the offence. 3.The offence can be compounded in view of Section 147 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. Leave granted. In view of mutual settlement 2 and the application signed by the parties as well as their advocates. the application is allowed. The criminal proceedings arising out of the complaints filed by the respondent no.1(original complainant) for the criminal case no. 7105/SS/2006 are quashed and the petitioner stands acquitted, for the offence u/s. 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. The amount deposited by the applicant to be paid to the respondent no.1. (V.R.KINGAONKAR, J.)