THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRL.PETITION NO.12689 OF 2010 ORDER: 1 On the basis of a report given by the 2nd respondent herein by name Amaraneni Gangadhar the Station House Officer, Kodad Rural P.S. registered a case in Cr.No.195 of 2010 against the petitioner herein for the offence punishable under section 304-A of IPC. When the investigation is in progress, it appears, there was a settlement arrived at between the parties and in that view of the matter, both parties approached this court and filed the present petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. requesting this court to quash the said proceedings. 2 Parties are present before the court today. When questioned, the 2nd respondent who is the de facto complainant stated that he wants to withdraw the said complaint given by him. In the light of the said compromise entered into between the parties and inasmuch as the offence punishable under section 304-A of IPC is compoundable, this court is of the view that the said proceedings initiated against the petitioner can be quashed. 3 Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Cr.No.195 of 2010 on the file of the Station House Officer, Kodad Rural P.S. registered against the petitioner for the offence punishable under section 304-A of IPC are hereby quashed. _____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 21st December 2010 Kvsn