THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.9501 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the charge sheet in SC.No.110 of 2010 on the file of the Assistant Sessions Judge, Jagtial, Karimnagar District. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. Perused the records. The brief facts of the case are that L.W.5-Adulapuram Ramya, aged 16 years, is the daughter of the 2nd respondent herein. Alleging that the petitioner herein kidnapped LW.5 on 29.10.2009, the 2nd respondent lodged a complaint before the P.S. Mallapur, Karimnagar District, on the basis of which a case in Crime No.171 of 2009 was registered against the petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 366-A of I.P.C. Thereafter, the petitioner was arrested and LW.5 was handed over to the custody of the 2nd respondent. After investigation, a charge sheet was filed before the concerned Magistrate, and after committal, the same was numbered as S.C.No.110 of 2010. It appears, as the petitioner is a student and the marriage of LW.5 has been performed subsequently, both parties have settled the dispute amicably. Today, the petitioner/accused and respondent No.2, who is the defacto-complainant, are present before this Court. When questioned, respondent No.2 stated that he is not interested in prosecuting the petitioner/accused and admitted that the marriage of his daughter was performed subsequent to the alleged incident and she has been living with her husband in her matrimonial house. The offence punishable under Section 366-A of I.P.C. is not compoundable, but however having regard to the fact that both parties have settled the dispute out of Court and that the petitioner is a student aged about 23 years, this Court is of the considered view to quash the further proceedings against the petitioner/Accused in S.C.No.110 of 2010 on the file of the Assistant Sessions Judge, Jagtial, Karimnagar District, by invoking the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and, accordingly, the same is quashed. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 24.09.2010. v v