HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.182 OF 2010 AND CRIMINAL R.C.M.P. No.1308 OF 2010 IN CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.182 OF 2010 COMMON JUDGMENT: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the accused Dr. Kanitha Kesava Rao assailing the judgment dated 02-02-2010 in Criminal Appeal No.72 of 2008 passed by the learned II Additional District & Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Srikakulam, confirming the conviction and sentence imposed by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Palasa in C.C. No.250 of 2007 dated 31-07-2008 for the offence under Section 509 IPC. 2. Criminal R.C.M.P. No.1308 of 2010 is filed jointly by both the parties seeking permission of the Court to compound the offence between them and set aside the conviction and sentence imposed on the accused by both the Courts below. 3. The allegation against the accused, who is a Civil Assistant Surgeon in Community Health Centre, Palasa, is of abusing the staff nurse, the de facto complainant herein, of same Health Centre, in filthy language and threatening her. 4. The de facto complainant Bada Kanya Kumari and the accused are present and on being questioned, the de facto complainant reports that with the intervention and advise of elders of both sides, the matter has been compromised between them out of Court, as such, they may be permitted to compound the offence and consequently acquit the accused. 5. The de facto complainant produced her original household card bearing No.PAP018414200618 of F.P. Shop No.142, which contains her photograph along with her daughter, showing his father’s name as Vallabarao, residential address as Tilaknagar, Ward No.14, Palasa, Kasibugga, Srikakulam, and she also produced her original electoral card issued by the Election Commission of India, which contains her photograph, in proof of her identity. Thus, there is no dispute about the identity of the de facto complainant. Accused is identified by his counsel. 6. In the circumstances and in view of the fact that the parties have amicably settled the matter between them out of Court, they can be permitted to compound the offence and the accused can be acquitted of the offence. 7. Accordingly, the parties are permitted to compound the offence between them and Criminal R.C.M.P. No.1308 of 2010 is allowed compounding the offence between the parties. 8. As a sequel, the Criminal Revision Case is also allowed setting aside the conviction and sentence imposed on the accused by both the Courts below and he is acquitted under Section 320(8) Cr.P.C. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J April 27, 2010. PV