THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7742 of 2011 AND CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7734 OF 2011 COMMON ORDER: Since the defacto-complainant and some of the petitioners in both the petitions are one and the same, both the Criminal Petitions are heard and disposed of jointly. The petitioners in Criminal Petition No. 7742 of 2011 approached the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No. 209 of 2011 of Women Police Station, Charminar South Zone, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 406 and 506 IPC. The petitioners in Criminal Petition No. 7734 of 2011 approached the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No. 62 of 2011 of Women Police Station, Charminar South Zone, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498(A) IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Today, the de facto complainant – Smt. Mehrajunnisa and the petitioners-accused in both the petitions are present. The complainant filed her Voter Identity Card bearing No.DMR2456895 in proof of her identity. It is reported by the complainant that the matter is settled out of the Court between herself and the accused at the intervention of elders. 4. In view of compounding of the offence, the petitioners and the 2nd respondent-de facto complainant are directed to pay an amount of Rs.5000/-(Rupees five thousand only) before the Legal Services Authority and accordingly they have paid the same before the said authority vide receipt No. 232. 5. As the alleged offences are punishable under Sections 420, 406, 506 and 498A IPC and in view of the fact that the matter is settled between the parties, both the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the proceedings in Crime No. 209 of 2011 and Crime No. 62 of 2011 of Women Police Station, Chariminar South Zone, Hyderabad, against the petitioners-accused are hereby quashed. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 29th August 2011, CHV