HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.8036, 8037 & 8066 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: All these three Criminal Petitions are filed by the petitioners, under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.282 of 2001 of Panjagutta P.S., Hyderabad, in Crime No.325 of 2011 of K.P.H.B. P.S., Cyberabad, R.R. District, and in Crime No.213 of 2011 of Uppal P.S., Cyberabad, R.R. District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 405, 406, 415, 420 and 506 of IPC. Since the parties to the proceedings are one and same, all these three criminal petitions are being disposed of together by this common order. When the matters are taken up for hearing today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that during pendency of the criminal petitions, the matters are settled out of Court amicably between the parties and, therefore, he prayed to quash the crimes. The petitioners and the complainants are present before this Court. The complainants filed affidavits in all the petitions stating that on the advice of elders and well-wishers, themselves and the petitioners have settled the matter out of Court and, therefore, they intend to withdraw the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners with free will and consent and there is no coercion or undue influence from any other side for the same. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the crimes against the petitioners 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 by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the proceedings against the petitioners can be quashed by compounding the offence. Further, the parties are directed to pay an amount of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) in each petition towards costs, before the A.P. Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad and, accordingly, they have paid the same before the said Authority vide receipt Nos.264, 266 and 267 dated 09.09.2011. Accordingly, all these three Criminal Petitions are allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in Crime No.282 of 2001 of Panjagutta P.S., Hyderabad, in Crime No.325 of 2011 of K.P.H.B. P.S., Cyberabad, R.R. District, and in Crime No.213 of 2011 of Uppal P.S., Cyberabad, R.R. District, are hereby quashed. The affidavits of the complainants filed in all the petitions be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petitions shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 21st September, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.8036, 8037 & 8066 of 2011 (Allowed) 21st September, 2011 cbs