THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.3158 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner approaches the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in Crime No.54 of 2011 of Women Police Station, South Zone, Hyderabad, registered by the police for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 506 IPC and 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, on the basis of the complaint referred by the learned Magistrate under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Today, the de facto complainant – Smt. Syeda Esra and the revision petitioner-accused Mohd.Rizwan Ahmed are present. She filed her voter identity card bearing No.MXR6048607 in proof of her identity. Petitioner filed a copy of the Matrimonial settlement deed along with the present petition, wherein the terms and conditions are mentioned as follows: i. That the second party has pronounced divorce to the first party in her presence and in the presence of the witnesses as per the Muslim Personal law today i.e. 30.03.2011 at Hyderabad; ii. That the first party has received a sum of Rs.2,89,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Eighty Nine Thousand only) from the Second party herein through DD bearing No.423368 dated 30.03.2011 drawn on Andhra Bank, Peerjadiguda, Hyderabad towards the full and final Matrimonial Settlement which includes Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakhs only) towards the refund of Johda Ghoda amount, and Rs.89,000/-(Rupees eighty nine thousand only) towards the Meher amount, Iddath Period maintenance and the other amount which was taken by the Second party from time to time from the first party herein and the same is admitted and acknowledged by the first party herein; iii. That the first party has received her entire Jahez Articles, Gold Ornaments, Cloths and the presentations etc. from the second party and in future she has got no claims or claims whatsoever against the second party. If so, it shall be treated as Null and Void and it will have no force, in the same way the second party has received the Chadava Articles(Gold Ornaments) from the first party; iv. That the first party issue less she has not carrying any pregnancy through the second party; v. That the first party shall withdraw her case in Crime No.54 of 2011 on the file of W.P.S.South Zone, Hyderabad which was filed by the first party against the second party herein; vi. That the first party shall not seek any relief under Sec.3 of Right of Muslim Women Divorce Act 1986; vii. That both the parties undertakes that they will not file any sought of cases against one another in future after this full and final settlement if so it shall be treated as null and void and it will have no force; viii. That this agreement is made and executed in two original sets both the parties shall retain one set each. In witness where of both the parties has put their respective signatures along with thumb impressions with their free consent without any force or coercion after going through the contains of the agreement. It is reported by the complainant that the matter is settled out of court between herself and her husband and prays to acquit the accused. 4. As the matter arises out of matrimonial disputes and as the complainant herself reported that the matter is settled, there is no need for further investigation in the matter and the proceedings in the crime can be quashed. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and Crime No.54 of 2011 of Women Police Station, South Zone, Hyderabad, is hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions filed along with the Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 8th April 2011, Rns.