IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH : HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH (28TH) DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Crl.P.No.10609 of 2010 Between: Addoni Bhattaram Ravi Sharma & 6 others … Petitioners And: The State of A.P., through S.I. of Police, Balaji Nagar PS, Nellore, rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Crl.P.No.10609 of 2010 ORDER: All the petitioners-A.1 to A.7 and the 2nd respondent- complainant are present. Learned counsel appearing for both the parties are also present. 2. It is stated that both the parties have entered into compromise out side the Court and also executed memorandum of understanding and in pursuance thereof, the appeal filed by the 2nd respondent in FA (SR) No.387 of 2009 was allowed setting aside the order dated 30.10.2008 dismissing FC OP No.60 of 2008 filed by the 2nd respondent herein for divorce and consequently, the divorce was granted by this Court yesterday i.e., on 27.10.2010. It is further stated that as part of terms of the compromise, the 2nd respondent herein agreed to withdraw CC No.303 of 2008 on the file of the V Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Nellore against the petitioners-A.1 to A.7 alleging the offence under Section 498-A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. Both the parties have stated that they have entered into a compromise, and accordingly, divorce was grated by this Court. Under those circumstances, it is considered that no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings in CC No.303 of 2008 on the file of the V Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Nellore against the petitioners-A.1 to A.7, as the 2nd respondent herein agreed under terms of compromise to withdraw the said case filed against the petitioners. In the circumstances, it is held that further proceedings in CC No.303 of 2008 on the file of the V Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Nellore, against the petitioners-A.1 to A.7 are liable to be quashed and they are accordingly quashed. 4. In the result, the criminal petition is disposed of as stated above. ___________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 28.10.2010 bss