IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4225 OF 2010 Between: Gokaaju Ganga Raju and others. … PETITIONERS And The State of A.P. and another. …RESPONDENTS This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4225 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C.) is filed by the petitioners to quash proceedings in C.C.No.269 of 2007 (old C.C.No.1243 of 2003) on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District, for the offence punishable under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Admittedly the case was acquitted by A.1 and A.2 under Section 248(1) Cr.P.C. on 28.06.2008, before the Court below. The de facto complainant also represented by a counsel under the complaint before this Court. When the matter was taken up for final hearing, the compromise petition along with identity card of the complainant is filed. The compromise petition which reads as follows: “It is submitted that the petitioners are A.4 to A.7 in C.C.No.269 of 2007 on the file of Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. The 2nd respondent herein, who is the de facto complainant has settled all the issues with the petitioners and she has no grievance against the petitioners. The 2nd respondent states that the amount due to her by one Mr.Ramulu has been paid at the intervention of the petitioners herein. The 2nd respondent is coming forward for compounding the offence under Section 420 I.P.C. with her consent. The 2nd respondent hereby submits that she is agreeing for the compounding the offence as the petitioners are no way concerned with the transaction and in fact due to their intervention, she got back the money due to her from 3rd parties. It is therefore, prayed that this Honourable Court may be pleased to permit the petitioners and the de facto complainant to compound the offence under Section 420 I.P.C. in C.C.No.269 of 2007 on the file of the Court of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District and acquit the petitioners / Accused”. 3. By way of the above petition, respondent No.2 - complainant has stated that she is not intending to proceed further against the petitioners herein as she received the entire money from the petitioners herein. In view of the compromise entered between the parties, she wants to settle the matter. 4. The learned Public Prosecutor also stated no objection for the same. 5. Taking into consideration the petition filed by respondent No.2 - complainant, all the further proceedings in C.C.No.269 of 2007 (C.C.No.1243 of 2003) on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District, are hereby quashed. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. _________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO AUGUST 02, 2010 YVL