THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1865 OF 2003 ORDER: 1 The petitioners herein were tried by the learned VII Additional Munsif Magistrate, Guntur in C.C.No.313 of 1999 for the offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC. After trial, the learned Magistrate found the petitioners guilty of the said offence and accordingly convicted and sentenced them to suffer simple imprisonment for two years and also to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each in default to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of six months. Questioning the said judgment dated 30.01.2001 passed by the trial court, the petitioners preferred Criminal Appeal No.88 of 2001 and the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Guntur by his judgment dated 11.11.2003 while concurring with the said findings arrived at by the trial court, dismissed the said appeal. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioners filed the present revision. 2 This court while admitting this revision, granted bail to the petitioners by order dated 29.01.2004. 3 It appears that during the pendency of this revision, on the advise of the elders and well wishers of both sides, there was a settlement between the parties and accordingly both parties filed a joint memo before this court. 4 Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, the de facto complainant Smt. Lakshmi Kanth Dharani and the petitioners are present. When questioned the de facto complainant stated that she is agreeable for the said compromise and she has no objection if the offence against the petitioners is compounded. She further stated that she is willing to go for divorce by mutual consent and that consequent upon the settlement arrived at between them, she has received Rs.6,50,000/- from the petitioners. 5 Having regard to the fact that the de facto complainant has received Rs.6,50,000/- and inasmuch as she agreed to get the marriage dissolved by mutual consent, this court is of the view that the offence for which the petitioners were found guilty by the courts below can be compounded. 6 Accordingly this revision is disposed of by recording the compromise arrived at between the parties, the offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC alleged against the petitioners is compounded and the sentence of imprisonment imposed by the learned VII Additional Munsif Magistrate, Guntur in C.C.No.313 of 1999 as confirmed by the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Guntur in Criminal Appeal No.88 of 2001 is hereby set aside. _____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 19th October 2010 Kvsn