- 1 - IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL REVISION REVISION REVISION APPLICATION NO.240 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO.240 OF 2006 APPLICATION NO.240 OF 2006 Subhash Bhairu Khot ...Applicant vs. Dastagir Badshah Khalifa & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.S.D.Dharmadhikari for the Applicant Mr.Uday Warunjikar for Respondent No.1 Mr.U.V.Nikam,A.P.P. for State CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. DATE DATE DATE : SEPTEMBER 14,2006. : SEPTEMBER 14,2006. : SEPTEMBER 14,2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Rule. Advocates for Respondents waive service. Taken up for hearing forthwith. 2. The conviction of the Applicant is for offence punishable under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The conviction has been confirmed in Appeal by the Sessions Court. 3. Today the Applicant and the first Respondent have tendered consent terms duly signed by them as well as their Advocates. They have stated that they have put an end to the dispute. The consent terms are taken on record and marked ‘X’ for identification. The learned Advocates for the parties state that the offence deserves to be compounded. Under section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 offence under section 138 of the said Act has been made compoundable. - 2 - 4. Hence, I pass the following order : i) Impugned Judgments and Orders are quashed and set aside and the Applicant is acquitted of offence under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. . Parties to act upon an authenticated copies of this order. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE