HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL.P. NO.6701 of 2011 DATE: 12.08.2011 BETWEEN: Tumuluri Ravikanth Petitioner/accused And State of A.P. Rep.by Public Prosecutor and another .. Respondents/complainant HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL.P. NO.6701 of 2011 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.21 of 2011 on the file of the III Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing on either side. 3. The petitioner/accused and the second respondent-defacto complainant are present. They have stated that on the intervention of the elders, they compromised the matter. Smt Tumuluri Shiva Naga Kiranmayee-the defacto complainant stated that on the intervention of the elders, she compromised the matter with the accused and now she is living with her husband amicably and she is no longer interested to prosecute the case. Since the offence against the petitioners under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act is non compoundable, it is not possible for the parties to compound the matter before the trial Court. Further, in view of the compromise, if the criminal case is allowed to be continued before the trial Court, no useful purpose will be served and there is no possibility for the prosecution to secure a conviction since the complainant and witnesses will not support the prosecution case. Thus, if the case is kept pending, it will causes much hardship and inconvenience to the parties and it also amounts to abuse of process of Court. 4. For the reasons aforementioned and in view of the compromise between the parties, the proceedings in C.C.No.21 of 2011 on the file of the III Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are hereby quashed. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. ___________________ R.KANTHA RAO,J Date: 12.08.2011 kvrm HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL.P. NO.6701 of 2011 DATE: 12.08.2011