THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2141 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner approaches the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.208 of 2009 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498(A) of IPC and 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Today, the de facto complainant – Smt. Gomathi and the revision petitioners-accused are present. She filed her PAN(Permanent Account Number) card bearing No.ATVPP6149H in proof of her identity. She also filed affidavit, which shall form part and parcel of the record, stating that during the pendency of the case, at the intervention of elders and well wishers herself and the accused compromised and settled the matter out of the court amicably and divorce has been granted by the Court on 01.03.2011 and she received an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- towards permanent alimony and she has no objection for quashing the proceedings in C.C.No.208 of 2009. 4. As the matter arises out of matrimonial disputes and as the complainant herself reported that the matter is settled, in view of the provision under Section 320 Cr.P.C., under which the petitioners are entitled for acquittal, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the accused are acquitted for the charges leveled against them under Section 320(8) Cr.P.C. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 9th March 2011, Rns.