Devana Ramesh Reddy v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE U. DURGA PRASAD RAO Crl.P.M.P.No.3013 of 2015 in Crl.P.No.2815 of 2015 and Criminal Petition No.2815 of 2015 COMMON ORDER:

The defacto complainant and his counsel Sri P.Narasimhulu are present. Accused and his Counsel Sri Thota Gopinath are present.

On the report given by defacto complainant the police of Pamidi PS, Ananthapur District registered a case in Cr.No.109 of 2012 and after investigation laid charge sheet against the accused for the offences under Sections 323 r/w 34 IPC and Section 3(1) (x) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the matter is in committal stage. While so, the parties and their respective counsel present before this Court today and submitted that at the intervention of elders they have amicably resolved all their disputes and now they are leading a peaceful life in the village and hence the defacto complainant has no objection for quashment of proceedings in PRC No.17 of 2013 (Cr.No.109 of 2012 of Pamidi PS) on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Gooty 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 parties are co-villagers and disputes arose in the matter of celebrating Moharrum Festival (Peerla Pandaga) and now the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes and leading peaceful life in the village and further no useful purpose will be served even if they are driven to trial as chances of getting conviction is bleak, and following the decision reported in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and another[1], this petition is allowed and permission is accorded to the parties to compound the offence and proceedings in PRC.No.17 of 2013 (Cr.No.109 of 2012 of Pamidi PS) on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Gooty are hereby quashed in terms of joint 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: 27.04.2015 Murthy [1] (2012) 10 SCC 303)