The Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Swaroop Reddy Criminal Petition No.10801 of 2009 Order: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner, Mr.Ranu Singh, accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.375 of 2009 on the file of the Station House Officer, Chikkadpally Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. Today, the defacto-complainant, Ms.S.Radhabai, her brother and the petitioner-accused are present. In proof of identity, the defacto-complainant has filed her voter identity card, bearing No.GTR 4842944, issued by the Election Commission of India, which shows her residential address as D.No.1-2-183/1, besides MCH quarters, Domalguda, Hyderabad. On being questioned, the defacto- complainant reported that at the intervention of elders, the matter is settled out of the Court and as such, the impugned proceedings in Crime No. 375 of 2009 can be quashed. 3. In view of the fact that the alleged offence is refusal to marry the defacto-complainant after the betrothal ceremony and as the defacto-complainant herself has consented for out of Court settlement, the impugned proceedings can be quashed. 4. Accordingly, the proceedings in Crime No.375 of 2009 on the file of the Station House Officer, Chikkadpally Police Station, Hyderabad, are quashed. 5. The Criminal Petition is allowed accordingly. _________________ P.Swaroop Reddy, J Date 22nd December, 2009 lur