THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.4477 of 2010 AND CRLPMP No.5309 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners-A1 and A2 seek quashing of the proceedings initiated against them in P.R.C.No.17 of 2010 in Crime No.194 of 2009 on the file of the I-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, Khammam District, registered for the offences under Sections 294 (b), 506 of I.P.C. and Section 3 (1) (x) of S.C. and S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant, a case in Crime No.194 of 2009 was registered against the petitioners and others for the offences punishable under Sections 294 (b), 506 of I.P.C. and Section 3 (1) (x) of S.C. and S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, by the Station House Officer, Kothagudem Police Station, Khammam District. Eventually after completion of investigation, a charge sheet was laid in the Court of the I- Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem. As it is a case to be tried by the Court of Sessions, the same was numbered as P.R.C.No.17 of 2010. During the course of investigation of the case, there was a compromise between the parties at the instance of elders and that the 2nd respondent- defacto complainant gave a letter in writing to the Sub Divisional Police Officer., Kothagudem requesting him to withdraw the complaint given by him against the accused. But, however, as the offence alleged against the accused is not compoundable, the police completed the investigation and filed charge sheet against the accused and the same was taken on file as P.R.C.No.17 of 2010. Hence the petition. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant and the petitioners-A1 and A2 appeared before this Court and submitted that they want to get the matter compromised and to that effect a compromise memo i.e., Crl.M.P.No.5309 of 2010 was filed by both the parties. After hearing both the learned Counsel as well as both the parties, this Court is satisfied that the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant has no grievance if the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 and A2 are quashed. The offence alleged against the petitioners under Section 3 (1) (x) of S.C. and S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 307 of I.P.C. is not compoundable. But, having regard to the fact that the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant has given a letter to the S.D.P.O., Kothagudem, requesting him to withdraw the complaint given by him against the accused and as the 2nd respondent has no grievance if the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 and A2 are quashed, this Court deems it appropriate to record the compromise and quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties and it is in the interest of justice that the proceedings initiated against the petitioner need not be continued. The Criminal Petition and Crl.PM.P. are accordingly allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 and A2 in P.R.C.No.17 of 2010 in Crime No.194 of 2009 on the fie of the I-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, Khammam, are hereby quashed. ________ _ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 24-06-2010 Gsn.