THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.12543 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioner/Accused filed this criminal Petition with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in C.C.No.544 of 2010 on the file of X Metropolitan Magistrate, Malkajgiri, Cyberabad, for the offences punishable under Sections 417 and 500 IPC. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the petitioner and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant are present before this Court. The 2nd respondent filed a copy of his voter identity card bearing No. PAP 1584338F0446 and PAN card bearing No.AFBPG 8330H, in proof of his identity, and stated the matter has been compromised between both parties. Separate affidavits of both the petitioner and the 2nd respondent, duly signed by both parties, are filed before this court stating that due to the intervention of elders of both sides, the matter is settled amicably, as such, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/Accused in C.C.No.544 of 2010 on the file of X Metropolitan Magistrate, Malkajgiri, Cyberabad. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioner/Accused, inasmuch as both the parties settled the matter amicably. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that continuation of criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner/Accused will serve no purpose. Therefore, in view of the guidelines laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court, the proceedings against the petitioner/Accused can be quashed by this Court, by invoking inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In view of compounding of the offence, the petitioner and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant are directed to pay an amount of Rs.5,000/-, towards costs, before the A.P. Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad, and accordingly they have paid the same before the said Authority vide receipt No.133 dated 10.08.2011. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed quashing the proceedings initiated against the petitioner/Accused in C.C.No.544 of 2010 on the file of X Metropolitan Magistrate, Malkajgiri, Cyberabad. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 11.08.2011 v v