HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.3275 of 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed by the petitioners-accused, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.353 of 2010 of Pendurthy P.S., Visakhapatnam City, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of IPC. Heard. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that during pendency of the criminal petition, the matter is settled out of Court amicably between the parties and, therefore, he prayed to quash the proceedings in the crime. The petitioners and the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant are present before this Court and produced their identities and the same are verified by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The 2nd respondent stated that on the advice of elders and well-wishers, himself and the petitioners have compromised the matter out of Court and therefore he intends to withdraw the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners with free will and consent and there is no coercion or undue influence from any other side for the same. The learned Addl. Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the crime 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 invoking the inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the crime can be quashed by compounding the offence. Further, the petitioners and the 2nd respondent are directed to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) towards costs before the A.P. State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad, and accordingly, they paid the amount before the said Authority vide receipt No.280 dated 8.9.2011. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the F.I.R. in Crime No.353 of 2010 of Pendurthy P.S., Visakhapatnam City, is hereby quashed. The affidavit of the 2nd respondent filed into Court be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 8th September, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.3275 of 2011 (Allowed) 8th September, 2011 cbs