HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8447 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners/A-1 to A-4 approached this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.684 of 2011 of Panjagutta Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 506 and 323 read with Section 34 of IPC and Section 4 (iii) of the A.P. Ragging Act, 1997. Heard. Today, the petitioners and the 1st respondent/defacto- complainat are present before this Court. The 1st respondent produced his passport, in proof of his identity. He stated that at the intervention of elders and well-wishers, the disputes, which lead to filing of the present crime, are settled 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 Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings against the petitioners herein 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 by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the proceedings against the petitioners herein can be quashed by compounding the offence. Further, 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.285 dated 14.09.2011. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in Crime No.684 of 2011 of P.S.Panjagutta, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. The affidavit of the 1st respondent filed into Court be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 14th September, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8447 OF 2011 (Allowed) 14th September, 2011 cbs