THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.M.P.No.7101 of 2011 and CRIMINAL PETITION No.5449 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: Criminal Petition No.5449 of 2010 is filed by the petitioners with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in DVC.No.4 of 2010 on the file of Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rayachoti, Kadapa District. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the 1st petitioner and the 1st respondent/defacto-complainant - K.Sravya are present before this Court. The defacto-complainant filed a copy of her driving licence, in proof of her identity, and stated that she compromised the matter with the petitioners/accused. For compounding the offence, the petitioners filed Crl.M.P.No.7101 of 2011. Along with the said miscellaneous petition, the defacto-complainant filed her affidavit stating that both parties have settled their disputes amicably and that in pursuance of the settlement, they entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on 08.08.2011, a copy of which is also filed, as such, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners in DVC.No.4 of 2010 on the file of Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rayachoti, Kadapa District. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in DVC.No.4 of 2010 on the file of Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rayachoti, Kadapa District, inasmuch as both the parties settled the matter amicably. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that continuation of criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners herein will serve no purpose. Therefore, in view of the guidelines laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court, the proceedings against the petitioners/accused can be quashed by this Court, by invoking inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Therefore, Crl.P.M.P.No.7101 of 2011 and Criminal Petition No.5449 of 2010 are allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners in DVC.No.4 of 2010 on the file of Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rayachoti, Kadapa District, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 08.08.2011 v v