Please advise on the following case status for withdrawal.
1. 498-A is listed for trial (chargesheet,, filed) in Magistrate court (Andhra Pradesh), but nothing started.
2. A-1 has been abroad even before the case was filed. Never went to India.
3. Non-Bailable Warrant was issued
The case was filed to coerce into divorce and for fat settlement (like many cases).
The other party is now in favor of compounding/closing the case.
4. The local lawyers, compelling the presence of A-1 for closure of the criminal case.
But, due to the above logjam, we are unable to risk A-1 to be in India as the other party can be unpredictable.
Seeking inputs on two points.
1. Can this case at all be closed/compounded without A-1 being in India? (for e.g. Complainant turning hostile, etc.)
2. As per Mr. Shonee's comments above and widely opinionated, 498-A is compoundable in Andhra Pradesh. That should be applicable under Section 320 Cr. PC. The modification of section 320 was done under an AP Act in 2003. But, in 2008, Central Govt appears to have brought another amendment for section 320, which doesn't specify anything about the amendment that AP did. Do you think, this amendment in AP still applicable now?
Thanks in advance.