THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12680 OF 2010 ORDER: 1 The 2nd respondent herein who is the wife of the 1st petitioner herein filed a private complaint before the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Rangareddy District at L.B.Nagar against the petitioners for the offences punishable under sections 498-A, 354, 448 and 506 r/w 34 of IPC and under sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The learned Magistrate was pleased to refer the said complaint to Pahadishareef P.S. Cyberabad as provided under section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. where the same was numbered as Cr.No.409 of 2010. However, during the pendency of the said proceedings, it appears, due to the intervention of elders and well wishers on both sides, the parties have entered into a compromise and accordingly a matrimonial settlement deed was executed on 09.12.2010. As per the said settlement deed, the spouses agreed for divorce by way of Qula and the 1st petitioner agreed to pay an amount of Rs.80,000/- and the same was also paid on 09.12.2010. In the light of the said settlement arrived at between the parties, the 2nd respondent is not pressing the said case. 2 Parties are present in the court today. When questioned, the wife i.e. the 2nd respondent submitted that the matter was settled and she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted further. She further submitted that on her own volition she executed the said matrimonial settlement deed and that the 1st petitioner had paid an amount of Rs.80,000/- as per the said settlement deed. 3 In the light of the said submissions made by the 2nd respondent who is the de facto complainant, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Cr.No.409 of 2010 on the file of Pahadishareef P.S. Cyberabad registered against the petitioners for the offences punishable under sections 498-A, 354, 448 and 506 r/w 34 of IPC and under sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are hereby quashed. _____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 23rd December 2010 Kvsn