IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD (23RD) DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.8885 of 2010 Between: Dasam Sridhar … Petitioner And: The State of A.P., through the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.8885 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner and 2nd respondent are present. Sri D. Bhaskar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P. Srinivas Reddy, learned counsel for the 2nd respondent, are also present. 2. Both parties have stated that they have entered into compromise and settled their matrimonial dispute out side the Court as per the terms of the compromise. It is further stated that both of them filed a petition in OP No.59 of 2009 before the Senior Civil Judge, Karimnagar, for grant of divorce by mutual consent and the decree was also granted on 29.06.2010. The 2nd respondent stated that she has received an amount of Rs.3,30,000/- in full and final settlement of her claim towards permanent alimony and maintenance. She further stated that in view of the compromise, she is not interested in prosecuting the petitioner. 3. Having regard to the fact that the matrimonial dispute has been settled out side the Court and the marriage between the petitioner and 2nd respondent-complainant has been dissolved by grant of divorce with mutual consent and the 2nd respondent- complainant is no more interested in prosecuting criminal proceedings against the petitioner, it is considered that no useful purpose would be served by continuing further proceedings in CC No.440 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Judicial I Class Magistrate, Karimnagar, against the petitioner. It is therefore considered a fit case to invoke inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash further proceedings against the petitioner in CC No.440 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Karimnagar. 4. In the circumstances, further proceedings in CC No.440 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Karimnagar against the petitioner are held liable to be quashed and are accordingly quashed. 5. In the result, the criminal petition is disposed of as stated above. ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 23.11.2010 bss