THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.13635 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.49 of 2005 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Penukonda, Ananthapur District, whereby they are facing charge for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 408, 420 IPC and 120(B) IPC and Sections 10 and 23 of FCRA, 1976. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the de facto complainant expressed his willingness by way of filing an affidavit to compound the offence and hence he prayed to refer the matter to lok adalath for compounding the offence. He further contends that after filing of the present criminal petition, warrants were issued by the learned trial Judge against the petitioners and the same were pending. 4. In the circumstances, the petitioners are hereby directed to surrender before the trial Court and file an application for recalling the warrants pending against them. On such surrender, the learned trial Judge is hereby directed to recall the warrants pending against the petitioners, since the parties want to compound the offence. 5. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 21st September 2011, Rns.