HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD Criminal Petition No.7163 of 2009 Dated : 11.09.2009 Between : A.Srinivas & 6 others ….. Petitioners a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD Criminal Petition No.7163 of 2009 ORDER: The second respondent and petitioner Nos.1 to 3 and 7 are present in person and they are identified by Sri G.Arun Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners. The criminal petition has been filed stating that the well wishers and relatives persuaded the parties to settle their disputes out of Court and in terms of the said settlement, permanent alimony was paid through demand drafts and a petition for divorce with mutual consent was also filed. The criminal petition discloses that the second respondent, therefore, agreed not to press the criminal case against the petitioners. The second respondent stated before the Court also about the compromise between the parties and requested that the further criminal proceedings may be quashed. A perusal of the material papers on record shows that the disputes are purely personal in nature not involving any public policy and there is no purpose in continuing the prosecution in view of the compromise. The vexing litigation should be put an end by invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court in the circumstances by taking a pragmatic view as advised by the Apex Court. Therefore, the further criminal proceedings in C.C.No.63 of 2009 on the file of the VI Metropolitan Magistrate, Medchal, Cyberabad, are quashed and the criminal petition is allowed. The parties are informed. ______________________ G.BHAVANI PRASAD, J 11th September, 2009 SUR