HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8647 OF 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners-accused, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.99 of 2010 of Central Crime Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 403, 406, 420 r/w 120-B IPC and Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel for the 1st respondent-defacto complainant that during pendency of the criminal petition, the matter is settled out of Court amicably between the parties and therefore prayed to quash the proceedings in the aforesaid Crime. Petitioners 2 to 6 and the 1st respondent are present before this Court. The 1st respondent produced his identity and the same is verified by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. He stated that upon the advice of the elders and well-wishers, himself and the petitioners have compromised the matter amicably and therefore he intends to withdraw the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners. He also filed an affidavit before this Court, which runs as follows: “I filed a criminal complaint for the offences under Section 403, 406, 420 r/w 120-B IPC before the XII Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, against Mr.K.S.Rao, P.V.V.Satyanarayana, Gottipati S.S. Prasad, K. Venkateshwar Rao, P. Jagadish Babu, under Section 200 Cr.P.C. The Hon’ble court referred the same under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. to the Central Crime Station, Hyderabad on 10.05.2010. The Central Crime Station registered a crime in FIR No.99 of 2010. while this being so, at the intervention of the elders and well wishers, I desired to settle the matter and the pending issues amicably. Now at the intervention of the elders and well wishers, I have decided to withdraw the complaint in Crime No.99 of 2010 on the file of the Central Crime Station, Hyderabad. The respondents-accused agreed to settle the issue amicably and resolve the differences that arose between us. Further, they agreed not to proceed against me in any manner in connection with this complaint. As such, I am withdrawing the complaint voluntary without any force or coercion with sound mind. Upon the completion of transfer of shares as agreed by both of us and withdrawal of the complaint, I shall not make any claim or claims at present or in future in this regard.” The learned Addl. Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the Crime inasmuch as both the parties settled the matter amicably. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that the proceedings in the Crime can be quashed. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Crime No.99 of 2010 of Central Crime Station, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 27th August, 2010 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8647 OF 2010 (Allowed) 27th August, 2010 CBS