IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6996 OF 2010 Between: Ramesh Babu and others … PETITIONERS And State of A.P. and another. … RESPONDENTS This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6996 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/A-1 to A-6 seeking to quash all further proceedings in First Information Report No.540 of 2010 of Kukatpally Police Station for the offence under Section 498 A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act,1961. 2. Today, the matter is posted for final hearing. The petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 / complainant jointly filed a petition signed by both the parties expressing their willingness to compromise the issue. Respondent No.2 – complainant also produced her Election Identity Card as proof of identity. The learned Public Prosecutor also accepted the same. The petition which reads as follows: “The marriage of the petitioner No.1 and petitioner No.2 was solemnized on 24.04.2006 at Vasanthnagar Colony Temple, Kukatpally, R.R.District, as per the Hindu rights. 2. The petitioner No.1 and petitioner No.2 started living separately from 30.11.2008. 3. The petitioner No.1 filed above O.P. for divorce in December, 2009 before the Family Court at Ranga Reddy District. 4. Petitioner No.2 filed a Dowry harassment case before Kukatpally Police Station on 01.05.2010 for the offences under Section 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 5. Petitioner No.1 and petitioner No.2 submits that due to intervention of the elders of the both families and head of the community people, both the petitioners decided to settle marital dispute amicably. 6. Petitioner No.2 is agreed to accept the divorce of the petitioner No.1. 7. The petitioner No.2 agrees that she has no claims for maintenance and alimony against the petitioner No.1. 8. The petitioner No.1 agreed to pay an amount of Rs.9,50,000/- towards full and final settlement to the petitioner No.2. 9. Petitioner No.1 already paid an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- through Cheque No.774559 drawn in HDFC Bank Ltd., dated 06.07.2009 to the petitioner No.2 and the same was encashed on 07.07.2009. 10. Petitioner No.1 paid the balance amount in mode of D.D.vide demand draft No.009792 drawn in HDFC Bank dated 28.06.2010. The demand draft is drawn in favour of the petitioner No.2. 11. Petitioner No.1 handed over all the gold articles and other belongings to petitioner No.2 12. Petitioner No.2 also handed over all the gold articles belonging to the petitioner No.1 13. Petitioner No.2 agreed to withdraw the criminal case registered for the of fences under Section 498-A I.P.C. and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act on the file of Kukatpally Police Station against all the petitioners and other accused. 14. Petitioner No.2 relinquishes all her rights, claims of whatsoever nature against the petitioner No.1, likewise the petitioner No.1 also relinquishes all his rights, claims of whatsoever nature against the petitioner No.2. Both petitioners do not file any cases against each other or their parents under any law. 15. The petitioner No.1 withdraws all the allegations made against the petitioner No.2 un-conditionally in divorce O.P. likewise petitioner No.2 also withdraws all the allegations made in the Criminal Complaint un- conditionally. 16. There are no issues (children) out of the wed- lock. 17, It is therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to pass the decree of divorce dissolving the marriage dated 24.4.2006 solemnized at Vasanthnagar Colony Temple, Kukatpally, Ranga Reddy District, as per the Hindu rights as null and void between petitioner No.1 and petitioner No.2 and be pleased pass such other order/s as this Hon’ble Court deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case”. 3. By way of the above petition, respondent No.2 / complainant has stated that she is not intending to proceed further against the accused since it is dispute among the family members and therefore, she wants to settle the matter. 4. The learned Public Prosecutor also stated no objection for the same. 5. Taking into consideration the petition filed by respondent No.2 - complainant, all the further proceedings in First Information Report No.540 of 2010 of Kukatpally Police Station, are hereby quashed. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. _________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO JULY 19, 2010 YVL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6593 OF 2010 July 09, 2010