Palla Madhava v. Palla Obaiah

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.106 OF 2016 ORDER:

The Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C) by the petitioners/A.1 to A.3 seeking to quash the proceedings in crime No.345 of 2015 on the file of the Proddatur I Town Police Station, registered for the offence under Section 326 IPC read with Section 34 IPC. Heard and perused the material available on record. When the case is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the de facto complainant submit that they have filed Crl.P.M.P.No.151 of 2016 seeking permission of this Court to compound the offences and consequently, to quash the proceedings. Along with the said application, they have filed the Joint Memo signed by the complainant as well as the petitioners and also the same is signed by the counsel for both the parties. Both the parties are present in the Court and asserted that they have entered into compromise.

Considering the above, the petitioner and the de facto complainant are permitted to compound the offences. In view of the amicable settlement of the dispute between the parties, Crl.P.M.P.No.151 of 2016 is ordered and the compromise is recorded. Consequent thereto, the criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings in crime No.345 of 2015 on the file of the Proddatur I Town Police Station, are hereby quashed.

The petitioners 1 to 3 are directed to pay Rs.3,000/- (Rupees three thousand only) each as costs to the Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority. The Registry is directed to issue order copy only on production of the receipt of payment issued by the Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed with costs. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending, shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 17.02.2016 Pln