HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P. NO.9399 of 2010 DATE: 27.09.2010 BETWEEN: Telaga Balappa and others .. Petitioners And State of A.P. and another ` .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P. NO.9399 of 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/A1 to A4 in PRC No.52 of 2010 in Crime No.8 of 2009 of Peddemul Police Station. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent/de facto complainant. On a report lodged by the second respondent/de facto complainant, Peddemul police registered a case in Crime No.8 of 2009 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 323 IPC and Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Subsequently after completing investigation, the police filed charge sheet and the case is pending as P.R.C.No.52 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tandur, Ranga Reddy District. T h e de facto complainant and the petitioners/A1 to A4 are present. They stated that they have compromised the matter on the intervention of the elders. The de facto complainant stated that he does not want to prosecute the case any longer in view of the compromise. The learned counsel appearing on either side submitted that since the offence punishable under Section 3(1)(x) of the SC & ST (POA) Act is non-compoundable, it is not possible to compromise the matter before the trial Court. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel and keeping in view the compromise entered into between the parties, I am of the considered view that no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings. Even if the trial is proceeded with, the prosecution will not secure conviction as the de facto complainant and the witnesses will not support the case of the prosecution owing to the compromise entered into on the intervention of the elders. Therefore, to meet the requirements of justice and to avoid hardship to the parties, I am of the considered view that the proceedings are liable to be quashed. Consequently, the entire proceedings in PRC No.52 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tandur, Ranga Reddy District relating to Crime No.8 of 2009 of Peddemul Police Station are hereby quashed. The Criminal Petition is allowed. __________________ R.KANTHA RAO,J Date: 27.09.2010 kvrm HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P. NO.9399 of 2010 DATE: 27.09.2010