HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5547 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.362 of 2008 of Jubilee Hills Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. On 19.07.2008 the defacto complainant-1st respondent herein lodged a complaint against her husband-1st petitioner herein, brothers-in-law, 2nd & 3rd petitioners herein, and father-in-law-4th petitioner herein, with Jubilee Hills Police Station, Hyderabad, alleging the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the same was registered as Crime No.362 of 2008. 3. During pendency of investigation in the said crime, it appears that there was a settlement between the parties, and as per the settlement, an amount of Rs.30 lakhs i.e. Rs.19 lakhs to the 1st respondent and Rs.11 lakhs to her son born out of the wedlock between her and the 1st petitioner, shall be paid to the 1st respondent and the marriage between the 1st petitioner and 1st respondent shall be dissolved. Accordingly, both the parties approached this Court and filed the present Criminal Petition requesting to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners in Crime No.362 of 2008 of Jubilee Hills Police Station, Hyderabad, by invoking the inherent powers conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 4. When the matter is taken up for hearing, both the parties are present. When enquired the 1st respondent-defacto complainant as to the settlement of the matter, she submitted that she is willing to withdraw the complaint lodged with the police against the petitioners, for the reason that she has received an amount of Rs.30,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty lakhs only) from the petitioners towards full and final settlement of all claims, and out of the said amount, Rs.11,00,000/- is paid to her son towards maintenance. She also submitted that they are getting the marriage dissolved, as per their Religion. 5. In the light of the said submission made by the 1st respondent and also an affidavit filed by her, this Court is of the view that the impugned proceedings may be quashed by exercising the inherent powers conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Crime No.362 of 2008 of Jubilee Hills Police Station, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. _______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 23rd June, 2010 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5547 of 2010 (Allowed) Date:23-06-2010 CBS