Kothamasu Srinivasa Rao v. The State Of Ap.,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE U. DURGA PRASAD RAO Crl.P.M.P.No.3842 of 2015 in Crl.P.No.3577 of 2015 and Criminal Petition No.3577 of 2015 COMMON ORDER:

The defacto complainant and her counsel Sri Subba Rao Jandhyam are present. Accused and his Counsel Sri Akurathi Ramakrishna are present.

Heard both sides and perused the petitions.

On the report given by the defacto complainant, the Police of Chirala I Town P.S, registered a case in Crime No.285 of 2012 and after investigation laid charge sheet against sole accused for the offence under Section 498(A) of I.P.C and charge sheet was taken cognizance and registered as C.C.No.102 of 2013 and pending on the file of Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chirala. While so, both parties and their Counsel present in Court today and submitted that at the intervention of elders they have amicably resolved all their disputes and now they are leading happy and peaceful life and in view of it, the defacto complainant has no objection for quashment of the proceedings in C.C.No.102 of 2013 on the file of Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chirala against her husband and hence this Court may be pleased to accord permission to them to compound the offence and quash the proceedings in the interest of justice.

Having regard to the above submission and in view of the fact that it is a matrimonial matter wherein both the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes and no useful purpose will be served even if they are driven to trial and following the decision reported in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and another, this petition is allowed and permission is accorded to the parties to compound the offence and consequently proceedings in C.C.No.102 of 2013 on the file of Additional Junior Civil Judge, Chirala are quashed against all the

accused in the light of joint compromise memo filed by the parties. In the result, both the petitions are accordingly allowed. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

_________________________ U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, J Date: 24.04.2015 scs