IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH : HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE NINTEENTH (19TH) DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.11417 of 2010 Between: A. Santosh Kumar & 2 others … Petitioners And: State of A.P., through Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Criminal Petition No.11417 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash further proceedings against the petitioners-A.1 to A.3 in CC No.153 of 2010 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. 2. All the petitioners-A.1 to A.3 and the 2nd respondent- complainant are present. Sri A.M.Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners-A.1 to A.3 and Smt. E.T.Manjula, learned counsel for the 2nd respondent-complainant, are present. Both parties have stated that the disputes have been settled out side the Court by entering into Memorandum of Understanding and as part of compromise thereof, the 2nd respondent-complainant is withdrawing her complaint against the petitioners and is therefore, not interested in prosecuting the petitioners. The 2nd respondent-complainant further stated that as part of compromise, she has received a demand draft for an amount of Rs.10,00,000/- towards permanent alimony. 3. In view of the settlement of the dispute between the parties out side the Court and entering into memorandum of understanding with the terms and conditions stipulated therein, which have been given effect to, it is considered that no useful purpose would be served by continuing further proceedings in CC No.153 of 2010 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, against the petitioners-A.1 to A.3, as the 2nd respondent-complainant is not interested in prosecuting the matter any further. It is therefore, considered a fit case where the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be invoked and further proceedings in CC No.153 of 2010 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, against the petitioners-A.1 to A.3 can be quashed. 4. In the circumstances, further proceedings in CC No.153 of 2010 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, against the petitioners-A.1 to A.3 are held liable to be quashed and are accordingly quashed. 5. In the result, the criminal petition is disposed of as stated above. ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 19.11.2010 BSS