HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3925 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.1 seeking to quash C.C.No.397 of 2009 on the file of the Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, Khammam District. 2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that he filed O.P.No.1676 of 2008 before the Family Court, R.R. District against his wife, 2nd respondent herein, seeking divorce on the ground of cruelty. Thereafter, the 2nd respondent filed a complaint against him and his family members and relatives alleging that they are harassing her for additional dowry, with Julurupadu P.S., Khammam District, and the same was registered as Crime No.20 of 2009. After completion of investigation, the police filed charge sheet for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the same was taken on file by the Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, Khammam District as C.C.No.397 of 2009. Subsequently, on the advice of elders and well-wishers, the matter was settled between the parties on conditions that he shall to pay a sum of Rs.20,00,000/- to the 2nd respondent towards permanent alimony including all her claims and the 2nd respondent shall give divorce to him and withdraw the complaint. Therefore, he approached this Court and filed this Criminal Petition seeking to quash C.C.No.397 of 2009 on the file of the Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, Khammam District, by invoking the inherent powers conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, both the parties are present. When enquired the 2nd respondent- defacto complainant about the settlement of the matter, she has stated that pursuant to the compromise entered into between her and the petitioner, they got their marriage dissolved before the Family Court, R.R. District, in O.P.No.1676 of 2008 and the Family Court granted a decree of divorce by mutual consent. She further stated that she has received Rs.20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty lakhs only) from the petitioner towards all her claims including permanent alimony and she is willing to withdraw the complaint. 4. In the light of the said submission made by the 2nd respondent, this Court is of the view that the impugned proceedings may be quashed by exercising the inherent powers conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 5. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and C.C.No.397 of 2009 on the file of the Addl. Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, Khammam District, is hereby quashed. _______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 7th July, 2010 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3925 of 2010 (Allowed) Date:07.07.2010 CBS