THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRL.PETITION NO.8736 OF 2010 ORDER: 1 On the basis of a report given by the 2nd respondent herein by name Smt. J. Swarna Manjari the Station House Officer, Kancherlapalem P.S. Visakhapatnam registered a case in Cr.No.605 of 2009 against the petitioners herein for the offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC and under sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the same is questioned in this petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. 2 Previously, the matter was adjourned twice. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, Mr. K.L.N. Swamy submitted that there was a compromise entered into between the parties and as per the terms of the compromise, the 2nd respondent gave an affidavit before the police concerned stating that she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted. Despite the same, the police have not closed the matter. 3 In the light of the said submission and also in view of the compromise entered into between the parties, this court is of the view that continuance of the said proceedings is nothing but abuse of process of law. 4 Accordingly, this petition is allowed and the proceedings in Cr.No.605 of 2009 registered against the petitioners by the Station House Officer, Kancherlapalem P.S. Visakhapatnam for the offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC and under sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are hereby quashed. _____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 21st December 2010 Kvsn