THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.12574 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner filed the present petition with a prayer to set aside order dated 27.10.2010 in Crl. R.P. No. 63 of 2009 on the file of the II Additional District Judge, Amalapuram, whereby the learned District Judge confirmed the order of the trial Court in granting maintenance of Rs.1500/- per month to the 1st respondent. This Court by order dated 20.12.2010 stayed the proceedings on condition of the petitioner paying the entire arrears calculated at the rate of 50%, including costs within a period of six weeks from that date and if the petitioner continues to pay the same at Rs.750/- p.m. on or before 10th of every month. . Now, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that subsequently the petitioner and the 1st respondent entered into a compromise and they have also filed a joint memo to that effect before the trial Court and prayed for referring the matter to the Lok Adalath for settlement and the matter was referred to the Lock Adalath for settlement. He further submitted that in view of the pendency of proceedings before this Court, the Lok Adalat declined to compound the offence and sent the matter back to the trial Court. Hence, the Criminal Petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial Court to consider the petition filed by the petitioner and the 1st respondent for compounding the offence. The Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 17.10.2011 Note: Furnish c.c. by 21.10.2011 b/o pnb