THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO. CRL. PETITION No. 3494 of 2009. ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No. 346 of 2004 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Dharmvaram. The petitioners are A.2, A.4 and A.5. The de facto complainant/R.2 filed a complaint under Section 138 N.I Act against the petitioners and others. After filing of the present criminal petition, petitioners and the de facto complainant have compromised the matter. The respondent No.2, the petitioners and their counsel are present before this Court. The respondent No.2 stated that he has compromised the matter with the petitioners and he is no longer interested to prosecute the case against them. To avoid undue hardship and inconvenience to the parties, I am of the opinion that the proceedings against the petitioners can be quashed. Accordingly, the proceedings in so far as the petitioners/A.2, A.4 and A.5 in C.C.No. 346 of 2004 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Dharmavaram are hereby quashed. The criminal petition is allowed. ________________ R.KANTHA RAO,J 27.10.2010. KRB. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO. CRL. PETITION No. 3494 of 2009. ORDER: Dt. 27.10.2010.