THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.9486 OF 2010 ORDER: 1 On the basis of a report given by the wife who is arrayed as first respondent herein a case in Cr.No.162 of 2009 was registered by the Station House Officer, Kancharapalem P.S. Visakhapatnam against the petitioners herein for the offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC. After investigation, a charge sheet was filed and the same was taken on file by the learned I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam as C.C.No.994 of 2009 against the petitioners herein for the said offences. The said proceedings are questioned by filing this petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. 2 During the pendency of this petition, it appears, there was a compromise between the parties pursuant to which both the parties approached the Family Court at Visakhapatnam and filed an O.P. under section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking divorce by mutual consent and the said court having heard both the parties allowed the said OP and accordingly the marriage between the parties was dissolved. 3 As per the said compromise entered into between the parties, an amount of Rs.2,25,000/- was paid by the husband i.e. first petitioner herein to the first respondent. In the light of the said settlement between the parties, and as the marriage is no more in force and is dissolved because of the divorce granted by a competent civil court, they approached this court and filed the present petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. to quash the said proceedings in C.C.No.994 of 2009 pending on the file of the court below. 4 Today parties are present. When questioned, the wife i.e. first respondent herein stated that she does not want to continue the said proceedings. 5 As the offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC is compoundable, and as the first respondent – wife has expressed that she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted, the proceedings in C.C.No. 994 of 2009 pending on the file of the court of the I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam against the petitioners i.e. husband and others are hereby quashed. 6 This petition is accordingly allowed. -------------- 24.09.2010 Kvsn