IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8548 OF 2009 Between: 1. Mushtaq Hussain 2. Mumtaz Hussain 3. Akbar Hussain 4. Sk. Sayeed @ Saleh Sayeed 5. Hassan Sah 6. Asghar Hussain 7. Syed Irfan 8. Mirza Aslam Bait 9. Md. Layeeq @ Layaq ……Petitioners AND The State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., A.P. High Court Buildings, Hyderabad & another .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8548 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners, accused Nos.1 to 9, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in S.C. No.256 of 2009 on the file of III Additional District Judge, Ranga Reddy District arising out of Crime No.873 of 2005 of Rajendranagar Police Station Cyberabad Commissionerate registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 307, 120-B read with 149 IPC and 25(1)(a) and 27 of Arms Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. It is a case where the petitioners involved in the offence punishable under Section 307 IPC also and that too they shot the victim with a revolver. 4. In the circumstances, though the parties have compromised the matter out of Court, it is not a case where by exercising the power of this Court under Section 482 IPC, the proceedings before the trial Court can be quashed. It is not at all desirable to encourage the practice of such kind of settlements/compromise in serious offences and quashing the proceedings in non-compoundable offences, where the nature of offence is grave and the victims receive serious injuries. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission itself. 6. However, the trial Court may consider to dispose of the sessions case expeditiously. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 22, 2009. PV