THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2871 OF 2011 DATED 30th MARCH, 2011. BETWEEN : J.Lavanya Devi .. Petitioner and J.Ramakrishna Shankar Rakesh & others ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2871 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioner-de facto complainant approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the F.I.R. in crime No.123 of 2011 of Osmania University Police Station registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A and 307 of Indian Penal Code. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, petitioner- complainant is present before this Court, she has been identified by her counsel and she also filed copy of passport in support of her identity. She submitted that she entered into compromise with the accused at the intervention of the elders and an affidavit duly signed by her narrating the mode of compromise is also filed in this Criminal Petition along with a copy of Memorandum of Understanding entered between the parties. Further, she reiterated that she has no objection to quash the proceedings against the respondents-accused. This Court perused the entire material on record and also the affidavit of the complainant. Even though the offences alleged against the accused are non- compoundable in nature, 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 accused can be quashed by this Court. Therefore, Criminal Petition is allowed and the further proceedings against the accused in crime No.123 of 2011 of Osmania University Police Station are hereby quashed. The affidavit of the petitioner-complainant be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 30.03.2011 sur