:1: FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.16 OF 2006 IN CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.46 OF 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s orders. of Coram, appearance, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Jahagir Khajotia for the Applicant. Mr.B.P.Anchat for the accused. Mr.M.G.Shastri for the Respondent No.1. Mr.P.S.Hingorani, APP. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE,J. DATED : 27/1/2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard both sides. 2. Criminal Revision Application is filed against the conviction of both the lower courts for the offence under Section 138 read with 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It appears that the parties have settled their dispute and a joint application dated 27.1.2006 is filed in the court today seeking compounding of the said :2: offence. The said application is signed by the complainant, his advocate as well as the advocate for the accused. The Advocate for the accused has filed vakalaltnama on behalf of both the accused as they are in jail. The Advocate for the complainant states that he has received an amount of Rs.3,60,000/- by demand draft of Bank of Maharashtra. In the circumstances, the offence is allowed to be compounded. The impugned orders of conviction are set aside and the accused are acquitted. The accused to be released forthwith. The amount deposited in the lower court be refunded to the applicant No.2. 3. Application is disposed of. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)