IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2066 OF 2006 Ashok Jain & Anr. ..... ...... ......Petitioners V/s State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..... ...... ...Respondents. Mr.B.P.Jakhade, Adv. For the petitioners. Mr.D.R.More, APP For the respondents. CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. 22/1/08 PC: Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties who had filed complaint against the present petitioners have already filed affidavits in the petitions stating that the dispute between the parties has been resolved and amicably settled. The complaint filed against the petitioners is under the provisions of section 406 and 420 of Indian Penal Code. In an identical situation in one of the writ petitions bearing No.285/07 the Division Bench has permitted the petitioners to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the Metropolitan Magistrate by moving appropriate application. This Court as well in the instant petition vide order dated 16.10.07 granted liberty to the petitioners to approach the trial Court by moving an application for compounding the criminal case. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would approach the trial Court and the trial Court 1 should dispose of the application that the petitioners propose to move as expeditiously as possible. In the result petition is permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to approach the trial Court by moving application for compounding. In case such an application is moved the trial Court shall proceed to decide the same as expeditiously as possible. Needless to mention that all the contentions raised in this petition are left open to be agitated before the appropriate forum. 22.1.08 2