HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9734 OF 2010 DATE: 04.10.2010 BETWEEN: Smt. Katragadda Satya Swathi. - - - Petitioner/De- facto complainant. AND The State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and six others. - - - Respondents This Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9734 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner (de-facto complainant) under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the F.I.R. in Crime No.69 of 2010, dated 03-03-2010, on the file of PS Pet Basheerabad. On the complaint made by the petitioner, the police registered a case in Crime No.69 of 2010, alleging the commission of offences punishable under Section 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. However, subsequently the parties entered into compromise at the intervention of the elders and according to the said compromise, de-facto complainant (wife) received an amount of Rs.3,80,000/- (Rupees three lakhs eighty thousand only) from the second respondent (husband)). Both parties filed a memo into the Court to the said effect. Heard the petitioner and respondents and their counsel are present. Petitioner (de-facto complainant) filed a memo stating that the contents in the memo filed by her are true and she has no objection to withdraw the case, since the offence under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act is non compoundable, no useful purpose will be served keeping the case pending before the Court for the purpose of trial. The continuation of investigation in this case under the circumstances mentioned above is nothing but abuse of process of law. For the foregoing reasons, the entire investigation relating to F.I.R. in crime No.69 of 2010, dated 03-03-2010, on the file of PS Pet Basheerabad is quashed. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed. ________________ R. KANTHA RAO, J Dated: 04.10.2010 Dsh.