THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.13263 OF 2010 ORDER: 1 The Bahadurpura police registered a case in Cr.No.7 of 2008 against the petitioner herein for the alleged offence punishable under section 324 of IPC and after investigation the police filed a charge sheet against the petitioner for the offence punishable under section 326 of IPC. The same was numbered as C.C.No.1280 of 2008 on the file of the Court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. 2 During the pendency of the said proceedings, it appears, there was a settlement between the parties and accordingly the petitioner filed the present petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. requesting this court to quash the said proceedings. 3 Today parties are present. When questioned the de facto complainant Smt. Saleema Bee stated that there is a compromise between her and the petitioner and hence she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted. She further submitted that she has no objection if the said proceedings against the petitioner are quashed. 4 The offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under section 326 of IPC, which is non compoundable and the courts in normal circumstances shall not compound the said offence. But, however, as the complainant herself appeared before this court and stated that she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted, this court is of the opinion that the said proceedings pending against the petitioner can be quashed because even if the said proceedings are allowed to be continued, ultimately, the witnesses including the first respondent herein who is the de facto complainant may not support the case of the prosecution during the course of trial and the entire exercise would become futile in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 5 Accordingly, this petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.1280 of 2008 on the file of the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad pending against the petitioner are hereby quashed. ----------------- Sri T.G.K, J. 30.12.2010 Kvsn