THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.8178 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash proceedings in C.C.No.123 of 2004 on the file of the Court of III Additional Junior Civil Judge, Tirupati. The case was registered against the accused for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 447, 427, 506 read with Section 149 IPC and thereafter, the Station House Officer, Alipiri Police Station filed a petition under Section 257 Cr.P.C. before the Court below stating that the complainant and the accused settled the matter outside the court by way of compromise and because the offences are compoundable in nature, both sides prayed the Court below to acquit the accused and the Court below returned the petition on the ground that Section 257 Cr.P.C. is not applicable to police case. Section 257 Cr.P.C. reads as under: ”Withdrawal of complaint If a complainant, at any time before a final order is passed in any case under this Chapter, satisfies the Magistrate that there are sufficient grounds for permitting him to withdraw his complaint against the accused, or if there be more than one accused, against all or any of them, the Magistrate may permit him to withdraw the same, and shall thereupon acquit the accused against whom the complaint is so withdrawn.” When it is a police case, the concerned S.H.O. or State being the complainant has to take necessary steps to withdraw the case only. Having perused the petition under section 257 Cr.P.C., I am of the view that when they are compoundable offences, the parties concerned with can take necessary steps for compounding the offence for withdrawal of the case and the Court below has to examine the matter independently and pass necessary orders subject to representation of the petition. The criminal petition is disposed of subject to the observation made above. ________________________ G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY, J Dated: 18-11-2011 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.8178 of 2008 18.11.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Crl.P.No.8178 of 2008 Date: 18th November, 2011 Between: T.Vengama Naidu and another. .. Petitioners/A1 & A2 And State of A.P., rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. .. Respondent