pmw 1 wp227-09&wp373-11-907 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.227 OF 2009 Shirish Chandrakant Shaha ... Petitioner V/s. Rajesh Jagannath Panchal and 3 Ors. ... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.373 OF 2011 Rajesh Jagannath Panchal ... Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... Respondents Mr. Rashmin Khandekar i/b. Mr. Sandeep Karu Advocate, for Petitioner in WP No.227/2009 and Respondent No.2 in WP No. 373/2011. Rajeev J. Mane for Petitioner in WP 373/11 and for Respondent No.1 in WP No. 227/2009. Mr. S.K. Chari i/b. M.V. Kini Advocate for Respondent No.2 in WP No.227/2009. Mrs. U.V. Kezriwal, APP for both matters. Coram ­ Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J. Date ­ 29th November,2011. P.C. 1. On 19th September, 2011, the Petitioner, 1st Respondent and the 3rd Respondent to Writ Petition No.227/2009 tendered consent terms therein which were taken on record on that date. The Petitioner and Respondent No.1 to Writ Petition No.373/2011 are Respondent No.1 and the Petitioner respectively to Writ Petition No.373 of 2011. By the consent terms, parties have arrived at a settlement in respect of the disputes in both the writ petitions. The parties have agreed that the first writ petition be allowed in terms of prayer pmw 2 wp227-09&wp373-11-907 clause ‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’ and the second writ petition be allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘a’. The final orders in terms of the consent terms, however, could not be passed on 19th September, 2011 since the second respondent, ABN Amro Bank in Writ Petition 227/2009 was not represented before the Court. Therefore, notice was issued to Respondent No.2. In response to the notice, the Bank has appeared before the Court through its counsel and made a statement today that it submits to the orders of the Court. Both the petitions are, therefore, disposed of in terms of the consent terms. Writ Petition No. 227/2009 is allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’ and Writ Petition No.373/2011 is allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘a’. 2. In view of the quashing of the proceedings, Senior Inspector, V.P. Road, Police Station is directed to hand over pay orders bearing Nos.368293, 368394 both dt. 26.04.2005 in the sum of Rs.15 lacs seized in CR No.94/2005 to the petitioner. (Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota,J.)