HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4591 OF 2010 DATE:02.06.2010 Between: M.Vamshi Krishna and 4 others …….Petitioners And: The State of A.P., rep. By Public Prosecutor and another. ……Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4591 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioners 1 to 5 are accused of offences punishable under Sections 420, 498-A, 506/34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioners’ counsel states that the petitioners 1 to 5 and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant have compromised the matter and that since the matter is in FIR stage and since non-compoundable offences are involving in this crime, they are approaching this Court. Since the case is at FIR stage, the Magistrate has no jurisdiction to entertain the matter under Section 320 Cr.P.C. Since the ball is in police station, it is open to both the parties to approach the investigating officer and report their compromise and compounding of the offences to the investigating officer. Thereupon, the investigating officer shall record second statement or further statement of the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant and in case the 2nd respondent/defacto- complainant reports truth and voluntary nature of the terms of compromise and in case the investigating officer finds truth and voluntary nature of the compromise then the investigating officer has to act upon the said compromise and is expected to drop the proceedings on that basis. Subject to the above observations, the petition is dismissed. Meanwhile, the investigating officer shall not arrest any of the petitioners for about two weeks. ____________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU,J. Date:02.06.2010. Gk. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDA RAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4591 OF 2010 Date:02.06.2010 Gk.