1 pdp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINA WRIT PETITION NO. 678 OF 2009 Bakthavatsalam Rangarajan .. Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & ors. .. Respondents Mr. Rishi Bhuta for petitioner. Mrs. M. M. Deshmukh, APP for State. Mr. A. J. Almeida for respondent no.3. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. JUNE 30, 2010. P.C. 1. During the pendency of this petition, the parties have arrived at a compromise and as per the same, the petitioner has handed over a Demand Draft bearing No. 715327 dated 29/4/2010 issued by the Citibank in the sum of Rs.36,000/- in favour of respondent no.3 – Mukund Sudhakar Mahajan, who is the original complainant in C.R. No. 757 of 2008. We are informed by Mrs. Deshmukh, the learned APP that on 7/1/2008 the IO 2 completed the investigation and filed a charge-sheet for the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 408 of IPC in the 22nd Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri, Mumbai and the case is registered as C.C. No.102/PW/2010. As both the offences are compoundable under Section 320(2) of Cr. P. C., as amended with effect from 31/12/2009, the parties pray for compounding of the offences so that the pending criminal case is brought to an end. The Demand Draft drawn in favour of respondent no.3 has been handed over to Mr. Almeida the learned counsel representing him and Mr. Almeida also submitted that the complainant has agreed for seeking an order for compounding of the offences. 2. We, therefore, direct the parties to appear before the 22nd Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri, Mumai and submit an application for compounding of the offence under Section 320(2) of Cr. P. C. in C. C. No. 102/PW/2010 within one week from today and on filing of such an application, we direct the learned Metropolitan Magistrate to pass the necessary order as per law within two weeks thereto. 3. Petition is disposed off in the above terms. 3 4. The Registrar (Judicial) to send a copy of this order to the 22nd Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri, Mumbai, forthwith. (ANOOP V. MOHTA,J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)