1 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 APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. APPLICATION NO. 3835 OF 2004 CRI. APPLICATION NO. 3835 OF 2004 CRI. APPLICATION NO. 3835 OF 2004 IN CRI. APPEAL NO. 236/ 2004 Ashok Pandurang Mhetar .. Appellant. V/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. AND Chandrabhaga Irappa Gavade & Ors. .. Applicants (Prop.Resp.No.2 to 8) ----- Mrs. Sujata S. Mogre for Appellant. Mr. D.P. Adsule, APP for Respondent- State. Mr.S.S. Redekar for Respondent Nos. 2 to 8 (proposed) ----- CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : 17.09.2004 DATED : 17.09.2004 DATED : 17.09.2004 PC :- PC :- PC :- . Heard. This is an application for compounding the offence of the accused. An affidavit is filed by the Applicants -Girls, who had alleged the commission of offence by the Accused -Appellant under section 504. Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code is compoundable under the provisions of Section 320 with the leave of the court. All the parents of the Girls have filed an affidavit. I have personally interviewed the Applicants and their respective wards, who have stated that they do not wish to prosecute the accused and are interested in compounding the case. Criminal Application No. 3835/2004 has been filed by 2 the Applicants Nos. 2 to 8, for being added as Respondents Nos. 2 to 8 in Criminal Appeal No. 236/2004. Under these circumstances, the Criminal Application No. 3835/2004 for adding Respondents 2 to 8 in Criminal Appeal No. 236/2004 is allowed. Liberty to the Applicants to make proper application for necessary orders. .....