THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.10871 of 2009 and 1670 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: The petitioners approach the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in F.I.R. No. 314 of 2009 on the file of the Station House Officer, Chilakaluripet Town Police Station, Guntur District registered for offences punishable under Sections 498-A read with 34 of I.P.C. and 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and the proceedings in D.V.C. No. 3 of 2010 on the file of the VI Additional Munsif Magistrate, Guntur. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Today, the petitioners-Accused Nos. A1 to A5 and the 2nd respondent-complainant, Smt. Shanivarapu Bhargavi are present. The petitioners filed their Voters Identity Cards and the complainant also filed her PAN Card issued by the Income Tax Department in proof of their identity. It is reported by the complainant that the matter is settled out of Court between her and the petitioners-accused and a Memorandum of Understanding was executed between them on 9.11.2011, which shall form part and parcel of the record. As the alleged offences are punishable under Sections 498-A read with 34 of I.P.C. and 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and as the matter is settled between the parties, they sought permission of the Court to compound the offences in terms of the memorandum of compromise entered into between them. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the proceedings in F.I.R. No. 314 of 2009 on the file of the Station House Officer, Chilakaluripet Town Police Station, Guntur District and D.V.C. No. 3 of 2010 on the file of the VI Additional Munsif Magistrate, Guntur, initiated against the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 5, are hereby quashed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 10th November, 2011 pnb