THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.M.P.SR.No.24876 of 2011 and CRIMINAL PETITION No.5166 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: Criminal Petition No.5166 of 2010 is filed by the petitioners with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in F.I.R.No.61 of 2010 of II Town Police Station, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 406, 417, 420,498-A and 504 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the 1st petitioner and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant are present before this Court. The 1st petitioner and the 2nd respondent produced copies of their Permanent Account Nos. APEPK 3526L and AOEPA 6279B respectively, in proof of their identity. The 2nd respondent stated that she compromised the matter with the petitioners/accused and thus prayed to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners in F.I.R.No.61 of 2010 of II Town Police Station, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District. The petitioners also filed Crl.P.M.P.Sr.No.24876 of 2011, for compounding the offence in F.I.R.No.61 of 2010 on the file of II Town Police Station, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District. Along with the said miscellaneous petition, the petitioners filed copies of the agreement of dissolution of marriage between the 1st petitioner and the 2nd respondent and an affidavit of the 2nd respondent/defacto- complainant stating that both parties have settled their disputes amicably Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners in F.I.R.No.61 of 2010 of II Town Police Station, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District, inasmuch as both the parties settled the matter amicably. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that continuation of criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners will serve no purpose. Therefore, in view of the guidelines laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court, the proceedings against the petitioners can be quashed by this Court, by invoking inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Therefore, Crl.P.M.P.Sr.No.24876 of 2011 is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners in F.I.R.No.61 of 2010 of II Town Police Station, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District, are hereby quashed, and consequently the Criminal Petition is also allowed. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 05.08.2011 v v