1 cri appln 1870.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1870 OF 2010 Avinash Gurappa Halighongade .. Applicant Versus Uttam Dnyanoba Bhadade .. Respondent Shri J. M. Murkute, Advocate for the Applicant. Smt. Milind Patil, Advocate for the Respondent. CORAM : S. S. SHINDE, J. DATE : 21ST FEBRUARY, 2011. PER COURT : . The learned counsel for the respondent tendered affidavit in reply across the bar. The same is taken on record. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the applicant and learned counsel appearing for the respondent. Without entering into the merits of the matter, the learned counsel for parties agrees that, this matter can be disposed of in the light of para 14 of the affidavit in reply filed by the respondent. Para 14 of the affidavit in reply reads thus : 2 cri appln 1870.10 "Irrespective of the above contentions, the answering respondent makes it clear that, he is not interested in continuing the legal battle and is ready to take back the demand draft from the Court proceedings and to renew the same in favour of the applicant/complaint, if he is ready to accept the amount of the demand draft and withdraw the present proceeding, unconditionally." 3. In the light of aforesaid paragraph, this Court is inclined to return the demand draft to the respondent. The respondent to take necessary steps to apply to the bank and get the demand draft renewed afresh. Four weeks time is granted for the respondent. Upon receiving the fresh demand draft from the bank, same can be handed over by the respondent to the applicant. In the light of above the application stands disposed of. The registry to sent back the original record and proceedings to the concerned Court by tomorrow. After record is received by the Trial Court the Demand Draft which is part of the record should be returned to the respondent forthwith without any delay. The registry to report back about compliance of the return of the record and proceedings. [S. S. SHINDE, J.] bsb/Feb. 11