THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3125 of 2010 DATED: 07-06-2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-A1 to A3 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.529 of 2009 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class- cum-Special Mobile Court, Guntur. 2. On the basis of a report given by the 2nd respondent herein, who is none other than the wife of the 1st petitioner, the Guntur Rural Police registered a case in Cr.No.302 of 2009 on 10-09- 2009 and after investigation they filed charge sheet and the same was taken on file as C.C.No.529 of 2009. As stated supra, the same is questioned in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 3. Today, when this matter is taken up for hearing 1st petitioner-husband and the 2nd respondent-wife appeared before this Court and stated that they have settled the matter and the 2nd respondent is willing to withdraw the said complaint. When questioned, the 2nd respondent-Smt.Karumuri Kamala Rani expressed her desire to close the complaint and live with the 1st petitioner-husband. 4. As it is an offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC and the wife and husband have settled the matter and are willing to live amicably, this Court, while exercising the inherent powers conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C., is inclined to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.529 of 2009 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class-cum-Special Mobile Court, Guntur. 5. Accordingly, Criminal Petition is allowed. _______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 07th June, 2010. Tsy