THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.10368 OF 2010 and 1791 OF 2011 DATED 28th FEBRURAY, 2011. BETWEEN : A.Manisha @ Mani & others .. Petitioners-A.1 to A.7 and 1) Smt.Meda Sushmitha 2) The State of A.P. ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.10368 OF 2010 and 1791 OF 2011 COMMON ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings in P.R.C.No.23 of 2010 on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at L.B. Nagar. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, complainant as well as the accused present before this Court. Along with Crl.P.No.1791 of 2011 Memorandum of Understanding duly signed by the complainant and A.1 is filed. Further, the complainant also informed this Court that she is not interested in proceeding further in this matter and also informed that she is also not interested in leading matrimonial life with her husband. She further stated that she is ready to give consent for divorce and she will not claim any further maintenance as per the Memorandum of Understanding. In the mean while, on perusal of the Memorandum of Understanding it is seen that an amount of Rs.12 lakhs in two equal instalments should be handed over to the mediators and the same should be handed over the complainant herein. But, when the matter is taken up today, the complainant expressed her grievance that the amount of Rs.6 lakhs may be given to her by way of demand draft drawn in her name, for which the petitioners also accepted. Accordingly, a demand draft for Rs.6 lakhs drawn in the name of the complainant is handed over to the complainant and the petitioners also submitted that they are willing to settle the issue as well as the divorce and maintenance case on the subsequent hearing dates before the concerned Courts as per the Memorandum of Understanding. This Court perused the entire material on record and also recorded the submissions of both the parties. Even though the offences alleged against the petitioners are non-compoundable, in view of the fact that the parties have compromised the matter outside the Court, this Court is of the view that any continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no purpose and in view of the guidelines laid down by Hon’ble Supreme Court by exercising inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure the further proceedings against the petitioners-accused can be quashed by this Court. Therefore, both the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the further proceedings against the petitioners-accused in P.R.C.No.23 of 2010 on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at L.B.Nagar, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions filed in these Criminal Petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 28.02.2011 sur