THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2456 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.220 of 2010 on the file of the Chikkadpally Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant submitted that during pendency of this Criminal Petition, the 2nd respondent herein and the 1st petitioner herein approached the concerned Family Court and obtained a Decree for dissolution of marriage by way of mutual consent. Therefore, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners in the present Crime No.220 of 2010. Today, the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant viz., Sanjit Kaur and the petitioners herein are present before this Court. The complainant filed a copy of her Pass Port bearing No. G6192267, in proof of her identity, and the same is verified by the Additional Public Prosecutor. She also filed her affidavit into this Court, wherein it is stated that in view of the compromise and dissolution of marriage, she has got no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners in the present Crime. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that continuation of criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners will serve no purpose, therefore, in view of the guidelines laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court, the further proceedings against the petitioners herein in the present crime can be quashed by this Court, by invoking inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in Crime No.220 of 2010 of Chikkadapally Police Station, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. The affidavit of the complainant be made as part of this order. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 22.03.2011 v v