THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6927 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner/Accused filed this criminal petition with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against him in C.C.No.791 of 2010 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, wherein he is facing trail for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 406 of IPC and Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the petitioner and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant are present before this Court. The 2nd respondent filed a copy of her voter identity card bearing No. FYY 2633477, in proof of her identity, and stated that the matter has been compromised between herself and the petitioner. Separate affidavits of both the petitioner and the 2nd respondent are filed before this court stating that due to the intervention of elders, they have amicably settled the matter out of court, as such, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/Accused in C.C.No.791 of 2010 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioner/Accused, 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 petitioner/Accused will serve no purpose. Therefore, in view of the guidelines laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court, the proceedings against the petitioner/Accused can be quashed by this Court, by invoking inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In view of compounding of the offence, the petitioner and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant are directed to pay an amount of Rs.5,000/-, towards costs, before the A.P. Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad, and accordingly they have paid the same before the said Authority vide receipt No.135 dated 10.08.2011. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed quashing the proceedings initiated against the petitioner/Accused in C.C.No.791 of 2010 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 11.08.2011 v v