THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5989 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.759 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Niziveedu, Krishna District, for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC. Heard. Today, the defacto-complainant Smt Lingamaneni Chandana and the petitioners/ accused 1 to 6 are present. The defacto-complainant filed an affidavit stating that the matter is settled out of Court between herself and the accused 1 to 6 at the intervention of the elders, which shall form part and parcel of the record. As the alleged offence is punishable under Section498- A IPC and in view of the fact that the matter is settled between the parties amicably, the offence is compounded. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners/A.1 to A.6 in C.C.No.759 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Niziveedu, Krishna District, are hereby quashed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO,J Date:16.08.2011. Gk. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.5989 of 2011 Date: 16.08.2011 Gk.