HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8311 OF 2010 DATE: 06.09.2010 BETWEEN: Manikanthi Sridhar Reddy and others .. Petitioners And Smt M.Srilatha Reddy and another ` .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8311 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/accused under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.362 of 2007 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and the learned Public Prosecutor for the State. The first respondent is the wife of the first petitioner and the other petitioners are relatives of the first petitioner. C.C.No.362 of 2007 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad was filed alleging commission of offence by the petitioners under Sections 498-A, 506 IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel appearing for the first respondent that some disputes arose between the first respondent and the first petitioner and ultimately divorce took place by mutual consent on 21.06.2010 in Lok Adalat at Warangal in L.A.C.No.566 of 2010 in O.P.No.132 of 2008 on the file of the Judge, Family Court at Warangal. As per the settlement arrived at between the parties, the first respondent agreed to be withdraw criminal proceedings which are pending against the petitioners. The first respondent, who is present in the Court admitted all these facts and she stated that she is no longer interested to prosecute the criminal case against the petitioners and the same can be quashed. Some of the offences alleged against the petitioners are non- compoundable. Further in view of the compromise, there is no possibility of the case ending in conviction, and in such an event, if the trial of the case goes on, it would be nothing but futile exercise and abuse of process of Court. Considering all these aspects, I am of the view that a case is made out to quash the proceedings. For what all stated hereinabove, the proceedings in C.C.No.362 of 2007 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad are quashed. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. _______________ R.KANTHA RAO,J Dated: 06.09.2010 kvrm HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8311 OF 2010 DATE: 06.09.2010