Kaganti Rajaiah v. The State Of A.P.,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.K.JAISWAL Crl.P.MP.No.6259/2015 in Crl.P.No.13510/2013 & CRIMINAL PETITION No.13510 of 2013 ORDER:

The criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in PRC No.23 of 2013 on the file of Judificial Magistrate of First Class, Asifabad.

The 2nd respondent/de facto complainant and his counsel are present. The petitioner/accused and his counsel are also present. Heard both sides and perused the record.

On the report of the 2nd respondent/de facto complainant, the police registered the above crime against the petitioner/accused for the offences punishable under Section 323 IPC and Section 3(i)(x) of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

It is submitted by both parties that at the intervention of the caste elders and villagers, the parties have amicably settled their disputes concerning to present crime and hence compromise may be recorded and criminal proceedings in the above crime may be quashed. Having regard to the above submission and considering the fact that the parties have amicably settled the disputes among themselves out of Court and no useful purpose will be served even if the parties are driven to the trial as they compromised, and following the decision reported in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another[1] the criminal miscellaneous petition is allowed and compromise is recorded and consequently, proceedings in PRC No.23 of 2013 on the file of Judificial Magistrate of First Class, Asifabad, against the petitioner/accused are hereby quashed.

The Crl.P.MP.No.6259/2015 and Crl.P.No.13510/2013 are

accordingly allowed.

Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed in consequence.

________________ M.S.K.JAISWAL,J Date: 03.07.2015 Mva THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.K.JAISWAL Crl.P.MP.No.6259/2015 in Crl.P.No.13510/2013 & CRIMINAL PETITION No.13510 of 2013

Date: 03.07.2015 MVA [1] (2012) 10 SCC 303