HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.10094 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners/A-1 to A-4 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.45 of 2011 on the file of the III Metropolitan Magistrate-cum-Corporation Court, Vijayawada. Heard. Today, the petitioners and the de facto complainant are present before this Court. The de facto complainant produced a copy of her Household card bearing No.WAP062000100309, in proof of her identity. She filed an affidavit stating that at the intervention of the well-wishers, she realised her mistake and, as such, she intends to withdraw the criminal case filed against the petitioners. 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/-, towards costs, before the A.P. Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad, and accordingly they have paid the same before the said Authority vide receipt No.385 dated 11.10.2011. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners in C.C.No.45 of 2011 on the file of III Metropolitan Magistrate-cum-Corporation Court, Vijayawada, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ______________ RAJA ELANGO, J 11.10.2011 v v HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO