HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.P.M.P.Nos.10115 & 10116 of 2011 Crl.P.M.P.Nos.11426 & 11427 of 2011 and Crl.P.No.1777 of 2010 & Crl.P.No.10340 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: Since both the Criminal Petitions arise out of same offence and parties to the proceedings are one and the same, both the Criminal Petitions are being disposed of together by this common order. Petitioners-accused No.6 filed Crl.P.No.1777 of 2010 and petitioner-accused No.1 filed Crl.P.No.10340 of 2011, under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.457 of 2009 on the file of the XIII Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, taken on file for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 384, 109, 506, 323 read with Sections 34, 120-B of IPC and 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. When the matters came up for hearing today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners and the de facto complainant, 1st respondent herein, that during pendency of the Criminal Petitions, on the advice of elders and well wishers, both the parties compromised the matter amicably and, in terms of compromise, they entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on 03.09.2011 and they also filed Crl.P.M.P.Nos.10115 & 10116 of 2011 in Crl.P.No.1777 of 2010 and Crl.P.M.P.Nos.11426 & 11427 of 2011 in Crl.P.No.10340 of 2011 seeking to record the compromise. Therefore, they prayed to quash the proceedings. The petitioners and the 1st respondent are present before this Court and produced their identities and the same are verified by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The 1st respondent stated that at the intervention of elders and well wishers, the matter is settled out of Court and, therefore, he intends to withdraw the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners with free will and consent and there is no coercion or undue influence from any other side for the same. The learned Addl. Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings inasmuch as both the parties settled the matter amicably. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that invoking the inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the proceedings in the calendar cases can be quashed by compounding the offence. Further, the parties are directed to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) in each petition towards costs before the A.P. State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad and, accordingly, they paid the said amount. Accordingly, Crl.P.M.P.Nos.10115 & 10116 of 2011 in Crl.P.No.1777 of 2010 and Crl.P.M.P.Nos.11426 & 11427 of 2011 in Crl.P.No.10340 of 2011 and the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in C.C.No.457 of 2009 on the file of the XIII Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed and, consequently, the petitioners are acquitted of the charges levelled against them. The Memorandum of Understanding dated 03.09.2011 filed into Court by both parties be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petitions shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 10th October, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.P.M.P.Nos.10115 & 10116 of 2011 Crl.P.M.P.Nos.11426 & 11427 of 2011 and Crl.P.No.1777 of 2010 & Crl.P.No.10340 of 2011 (Allowed) 10th October, 2011 cbs