HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1265 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.1 seeking to quash Crime No.126 of 2009 of Atmakur Police Station, Warangal District. 2. The case of the petitioner in brief is that on 24.01.2009 the defacto complainant-2nd respondent herein lodged a complaint against him and three others with the Sub Inspector of Police, Atmakur Police Station, Warangal, alleging the offences punishable under Section 420 IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the Prize, Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978 and the same was registered as Crime No.126 of 2009. During pendency of investigation in the said crime, both parties have settled the matter amicably and the 2nd respondent is no more interested in getting the matter prosecuted. Therefore, he approached this Court and filed the present Criminal Petition seeking to quash Crime No.126 of 2009 by invoking the inherent powers conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, both the parties are present. When enquired the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant as to the settlement of the matter, he submitted that the matter was compromised between the parties and as such he is willing to withdraw the complaint lodged by him. 4. In the light of the said submission made by the 2nd respondent, this Court is of the view that the impugned proceedings may be quashed by exercising the inherent powers conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and Crime No.126 of 2009 of Atmakur Police Station, Warangal District, is hereby quashed. _______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 7th July, 2010 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1265 of 2010 (Allowed) Date:07-07-2010 CBS