HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.9593 of 2010 & 7348 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: Petitioner-accused No.1 filed Crl.P.No.9593 of 2010 and petitioner-accused No.2 filed Crl.P.No.7348 of 2011, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.1197 of 2009 on the file of the Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sangareddy, Medak District, taken on file for the offence punishable under Section 304-A of IPC. Heard. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant that during pendency of the criminal petitions, the matter is settled out of Court amicably between the parties and, therefore, they prayed to quash the proceedings in the calendar case. The 2nd respondent-defacto complainant is present before this Court and produced her identity and the same is verified by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. She stated that on the advice of elders and well-wishers, herself and the petitioners have compromised the matter out of Court and, hence, she intends 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 Addl. Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the calendar case 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 in view of the guidelines laid down by the Apex Court and by invoking the inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the proceedings in the calendar case can be quashed by compounding the offence. Further, the petitioners and the 2nd respondent are directed to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) towards costs before the A.P. State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad, and accordingly, they paid the amount before the said Authority vide receipt No.242 dated 6.9.2011. Accordingly, both the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in C.C.No.1197 of 2009 on the file of the Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Sangareddy, Medak District, are hereby quashed, and consequently, the petitioners are acquitted of the charge levelled against them. The affidavits of the 2nd respondent filed in both the criminal petitions be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 6th September, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.P.Nos.9593 of 2010 & 7348 of 2011 (Allowed) 6th September, 2011 cbs