IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.488, 496 AND 497 OF 2010 CRIMINAL PETITION No.488, OF 2010 Between: 1. Dr. M.R.K. Vara Prasad 2. Mrs. M. Mahalakshmi ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.2 & 3 AND Inspector of Police, Kukatpally Police Station, Ranga Reddy District & 2 others .....Respondents CRIMINAL PETITION No.496 OF 2010 Between: 1. Dr. M. Sivaram 2. Dr. M. Uma ……Petitioners – Accused Nos.4 & 5 AND Inspector of Police, Kukatpally Police Station, Ranga Reddy District & 2 others .....Respondents CRIMINAL PETITION No.497 OF 2010 Between: M. Shyam ……Petitioner – Accused No.1 AND Inspector of Police, Kukatpally Police Station, Ranga Reddy District & 2 others .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.488, 496 AND 497 OF 2010 COMMON ORDER: All these criminal petitions are for the common relief of quashing C.C. No.268 of 2008 on the file of IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, arising out of Crime No.1125 of 2010 of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A IPC and 4 & 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 read with 156(3) Cr.P.C., as such, they are disposed of by this common order. 2. Criminal Petition No.488 of 2010 is filed by the parents (accused Nos.2 and 3 respectively) of the husband of the de facto complainant Smt. P. Rajani - respondent No.2 herein, Criminal Petition No.496 of 2010 is filed by the brother-in-law and co-sister (accused Nos.4 & 5 respectively) of the de facto complainant and Criminal Petition No.497 of 2010 is filed by the husband (accused No.1) of the de facto complainant. 3. Heard. 4. On 09-02-2010, this Court passed the following order in all the matters: “De facto complainant in all the three criminal petitions and all the petitioners-accused are present. The de facto complainant reports that the matter is settled out of Court during the proceedings of compromise in FCA No.8 of 2010 of this Court and in pursuance of the agreement, an amount of Rs.5,50,000/- (Rupees five lakhs and fifty thousand only) is paid to her and that the proceedings against all the petitioners–accused in C.C. No.268 of 2008 on the file of the IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, may be quashed. The same is recorded. Post tomorrow to enable the de facto complainant to produce authentic material with regard to her identity.” 5. Now, the de facto complainant is present and in proof of her identity she produced her original PAN Card bearing No.AOTPR4230E, (a photostat copy of the same is filed herewith) which contains her photograph, showing her fathers name as Panamgipalli Suryanarayana Murthy and her date of birth as 05-08-1976. Thus, there is no dispute about the identity of the de facto complainant. 6. In view of the order of this Court dated 09-02-2010 and as the matter, which pertains to a matrimonial dispute, is settled amicably between the parties out of Court, the impugned proceedings against the petitioners can be quashed. 7. Accordingly, all the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the impugned proceedings against all the petitioners, accused Nos.1 to 5, in C.C. No.268 of 2008 on the file of IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, are quashed. The photostat copy of the PAN card of the de facto complainant shall form part of the record. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J February 10, 2010. PV