HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.7600 & 7829 OF 2011 COMMON ORDER: Since both the Criminal Petitions arise out of same offence and parties to the proceedings are one and the same, both the Criminal Petitions are being disposed of together by this common order. The petitioner herein filed Crl.P.No.7600 of 2011, under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to quash Crime No.110 of 2010 of Palakoderu P.S., W.G.Dt., and Crl.P.No.7829 of 2011, seeking to quash Crime No.213 of 2009 of Bhimavaram I Town P.S., W.G.Dt. Briefly, the facts of the case are that one Venkataramana Reddy lodged a complaint with Bhimavaram I Town P.S., West Godavari District, alleging that the petitioner kidnapped his daughter, and the same was registered as Crime No.213 of 2009 for the offences under Sections 366-A and 376 of IPC. After the petitioner was released on bail in the said case, the wife of said Venkataramana Reddy lodged another complaint with Palakoderu P.S., West Godavari District, against the petitioner alleging the same offence and the same was registered as Crime No.110 of 2010 for the offence under Section 366-A of IPC. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner and the daughter of the defacto complainants are in love and they got married on 12.10.2009 at Peddamma Temple at Hyderabad, and now they are living as wife and husband and leading happy marital life. He further submitted that the petitioner’s wife is major and as the marriage has taken place without the consent of her parents, her parents filed the complaints to take revenge against the petitioner. The daughter of defacto complainants by name Kolla Satya Sri has appeared before this Court and stated that she is major and she married the petitioner herein and they are leading happy marital life and she has no grievance against the petitioner. Hence, she prayed this Court to quash the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner in the above crimes. Considering the fact that the petitioner and the daughter of the defacto complainants are living as wife and husband and also the affidavits filed by them, this Court is of the view that the proceedings in the above crimes can be quashed, by invoking the provisions under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. Accordingly, both the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioner herein in Crime No.213 of 2009 of Bhimavaram I Town P.S. and Crime No.110 of 2010 of Palakoderu P.S., West Godavari District, are hereby quashed. The affidavits of the petitioner and his wife Kolla Satyasri filed into Court in both the criminal petitions be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, filed shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 30th August, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.7600 & 7829 OF 2011 (Allowed) 30th August, 2011 cbs