THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.7877 and 7878 of 2007 COMMON ORDER: Since the petitioner in both the petitions and the subject matter are one and the same, they are being disposed of by this common order. The petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to set aside the orders passed in Crl.R.P.Nos.77 of 2004 and 36 of 2005 by the learned IX Additional District & Sessions Judge, FTC, Krishna at Machilipatnam, confirming the order dated 15.10.2004 passed by the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Gudivada, Krishna District, in M.C.No.7 of 2004, where by the petitioner was directed to pay a sum of Rs.1,000/- to the first respondent, Rs.500/- each to second and third respondents. Criminal Petition 7878 of 2007 is preferred by the petitioner against the order passed by the learned Sessions Judge in Crl.R.P.No.36 of 2005, whereby he was directed to pay Rs.1000/- each to second and third respondents. Heard both sides. Without going into the merits in detail, taking into consideration the petitions filed in the year 2007 and the orders passed in the years 2004 and 2005 are under challenge, now this Court is of the view that after lapse of these four years, there is no need to interfere with the orders passed by the first appellate Court. In any event, taking into consideration the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to pay Rs.1,000/-(Rupees one thousand only) each to respondents 1, 2 and 3 from the month of January 2011. With the above modification, the Criminal Petitions are disposed of. Further, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that at present the first respondent joined in a job and also she became an earning member. If that is so, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the concerned Court for appropriate relief. Miscellaneous petitions filed along with the criminal petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 10th February 2011 Rns