IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009 CRIMINAL PETITION No.8666 of 2009 Between: B.Arjun Reddy ……PETITIONER(S) a n d The State of A.P., rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another ……RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8666 of 2009 ORDER: This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner seeking to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.147 of 2007 on the file of the Women Police Station, Begumpet, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard. It is stated that in connection with the crime referred to above a charge sheet in C.C.No.282 of 2009 is filed on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, and the petitioner herein is arrayed as A-4 therein and A-1 to A-3 therein have filed Criminal Petition No.8479 of 2009 before this Court seeking to quash the proceedings against them in the said charge sheet and the same is allowed in view of the compromise entered into between the parties as per the terms of compromise in Crl.M.P.No.8361 of 2009 in Criminal Petition No.8479 of 2009. 3. Since the proceedings against A-1 to A-3 in C.C.No.282 of 2009 on the file of the X I I I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, are quashed in view of the terms of compromise in Crl.M.P.No.8361 of 2009 in Criminal Petition No.8479 of 2009, this petition is also allowed quashing the proceedings against the petitioner herein in C.C.No.282 of 2009 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. ________________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 22nd October 2009 CVRK