THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY Crl.M.P.No.8538 of 2009 and CRIMINAL PETITION No.5470 OF 2009 Dated : 02.11.2009 Between : Bekkam Venkatesh & another ….. Petitioners a n d 1) Nallapu Yadagiri 2) The State of A.P. ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY Crl.M.P.No.8538 of 2009 and CRIMINAL PETITION No.5470 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners/A.1 and A.2 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.348 of 1996 of Banjara Hills Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 307 I.P.C. 2) Defacto complainant/second respondent herein is present. He filed household card bearing No.WAP 1677857B0281 in proof of his identity and reports that the matter is settled out of Court and the proceedings against the petitioners may be quashed. Crl.M.P.No.8538 of 2009 is also filed to the same effect. 3) The offence leveled against the petitioners is punishable under Section 307 I.P.C. and the crime took place in the year 1996 i.e. about 13 years back, but so far no charge sheet is filed and now the parties want to compromise the matter. The weapons used in the crime are sticks and knife and there is no record with regard to nature of injuries sustained by the victim. In spite of the matter being adjourned by a day for that specific purpose, the Prosecution could not get any material with regard to nature of injuries sustained by the victim. 4) Hence, considering the circumstances particularly in the circumstance that in spite of lapse of about 13 years, the prosecution is unable to complete the investigation and as the parties have settled the matter out of Court and also in view of the fact that the weapons are not dangerous like fire arms, Crl.M.P.No.8538 of 2009 is allowed and consequently criminal petition is also allowed and the proceedings in crime No.348 of 1996 of Banjara Hills Police Station, Hyderabad, are quashed. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 2nd November, 2009 SUR