IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICIATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH, AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.11029 OF 2010 Between:- C.Srikanth Reddy and another …Petitioners A n d The State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CRL.P.No.11029 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioners/A-1 & A-2 and the second respondent-de facto complainant are present. Sri Y.Prashant, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri B.Vijaysen Reddy, representing the second respondent-de facto complainant, are present. 2. It is stated by both parties that the matrimonial disputes between them have been settled outside the Court and both parties agreed to take mutual divorce. The second respondent filed an affidavit stating that she has no objection for quashing further proceedings in C.C.No.221 of 2009, on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Ranga District at L.B.Nagar in view of the compromise petition. Memorandum of compromise setting out the terms is also filed. Both parties stated that as per the terms of compromise, petition for divorce by mutual consent has been filed in O.P.No.679 of 2009 before the Family Court at Ranga Reddy and the same is pending. Both parties stated that they have agreed to take divorce by mutual consent and filed the said O.P. 3. As the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably outside of Court and the same resulted in a memorandum of compromise, as per the terms set out therein and the second respondent-complainant received all the gold ornaments etc., due to her in terms of the settlement and as she is not interested in pursuing the complaint given by her, it is considered that no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings against the petitioners/A-1 and A-2. 4. In the circumstances, further proceedings against the petitioners/A-1 and A-2 in C.C.No.221 of 2009, on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, Ranga District at L.B.Nagar, are held liable to be quashed and they are accordingly quashed. 5. In the result, the criminal petition is disposed of as stated above. _____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 24th November, 2010 Lrkm.