THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL M.P.No.9271 of 2011 AND CRIMINAL PETITION No.13125 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners/Accused approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.161 of 2010 on the file of the X Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Malkajgiri. Heard. Today, the petitioners and the de facto complainant are present before this Court. The de facto complainant filed a copy of her Voter Identity card bearing No.GBZ7400948, in proof of her identity, and also an affidavit stating that at the intervention of elders and near relatives, herself and the petitioners decided to resolve all the disputes between them and, in pursuance thereof, they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding dated 18.02.2011, narrating the terms and conditions of compromise between them, which shall be made as part and parcel of the record. A petition in Crl.M.P.No.9271 of 2011, duly signed by both parties, is filed seeking permission of the Court to compromise the matter. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings against the petitioners 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 by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the proceedings against the petitioners can be quashed. In view of compounding of the offence, the parties are directed to pay an amount of Rs.5,000/-(Rupees five thousand only), towards costs before the A.P. Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad, and accordingly they have paid the same before the said Authority vide receipt No.303 dated 19.09.2011. Accordingly, Crl.M.P.No.9271 of 2011 and the Criminal Petition are allowed quashing the proceedings initiated against the petitioners/Accused in C.C.No.161 of 2010 on the file of X Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Malkajgiri, and consequently they are acquitted of the charges levelled against them. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 19th September 2011 Rns