THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.M.P.Nos.13546 and 13547 of 2011 and CRIMINAL PETITION No.9636 of 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition was preferred by the petitioner/accused against the C.C.183 of 2004 on the ﬁle of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Devarkonda, Nalgonda District, whereby he is arrayed as accused for the oﬀence punishable under Section 498(A) of IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Earlier, in the trial conducted against the other accused, they were convicted by the trial Court and acquitted by the appellate court. Against the said order, the complainant preferred a criminal revision in Crl.R.C.No.154 of 2007 before this Court. The same was withdrawn by the complainant today. Heard. Today, the parents of the petitioner and the parents of the de facto complainant are present before this Court. The parents of the de facto complainant reported that the petitioner herein as well as the de facto complainant, who is the wife of the petitioner obtained a divorce in United States of America and they are living separately. They ﬁled Xerox copies of their AADHAAR Cards bearing Nos.1190/10821/08916 and 1190/10821/08917 respectively, in proof of their identity, and also an aﬃdavit stating that at the intervention of elders and well-wishers of both parties, all the disputes between themselves and the petitioner are settled accepting divorce. A copy of Memorandum of understanding entered into between both parties is ﬁled before this Court narrating the mode of compromise, which shall form part and parcel of the record. The father of the second respondent-complainant, who is the General Power of Attorney Holder ﬁled two petitions in criminal M.P.Nos.13546 and 13547 of 2011 before this court to the eﬀect of compromise arrived between both the parties. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings against the petitioner inasmuch as both the parties settled the matter amicably. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the proceedings against the petitioner can be quashed. Accordingly, the criminal M.P.Nos.13546 and 13547 of 2011 and the Criminal Petition No.9636 of 2010 are allowed quashing the proceedings initiated against the petitioner/Accused in C.C.No.423 of 2004 on the ﬁle of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Devarkonda, Nalgonda District. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 1st December 2011 Rns