THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.11062 of 2009 ORDER: Petitioners-A1 to A3 seek quashing of the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.146 of 2007 on the file of the X Metropolitan Magistrate, Malkajgiri, Cyberabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A of I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. When the matter was taken up for hearing on 19.01.2010, the learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the matter is settled out of Court and that the proceedings initiated against the petitioners may be quashed. However, this Court, instead of quashing the proceedings, observed as follows: “The parties are present, i.e., the de facto complainant and the accused. It is reported by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that the proceedings may be quashed, as the parties have settled the matter out of Court and that they have agreed to take divorce by mutual consent and that an amount of Rs.1,20,000/- is agreed to be paid to the de facto complainant and out of that an amount of Rs.60,000/- is already paid. In view of the fact that petition for mutual divorce is still pending, in the interest of parties, I feel that it is not desirable to quash the proceedings at this stage, as there is every likelihood of any of the parties going back in the divorce O.P. Hence, it is desirable to dispose of this matter after disposal of the divorce O.P. and it shall be kept pending and in case, the divorce petition is disposed of, the petitioners can make a mention to get the matter posted for disposal. In the meanwhile, i.e., for six months only, the parties need not attend the trial Court”. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, both parties are present and they have produced certified copy of the order dated 03.06.2010 passed by the Family Court, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad, in O.P.No.1080 of 2009, whereby the marriage between the 1st petitioner-husband and the 2nd respondent-wife was dissolved and accordingly a decree of divorce by mutual consent was granted. In the light of the same, this Court questioned the 2nd respondent herein and she stated that the matter has been settled amicably and to that effect herself and the 1st petitioner entered into a memorandum of understanding and that the 2nd respondent has received the entire amount of Rs.1,20,000/- towards permanent alimony and, therefore, she is no more interested in getting the matter prosecuted and that she has no objection if the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 to A3 are quashed. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties and also in view of the order passed by the Family Court, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad, in O.P.No.1080 of 2009, this Court is of the view that that the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 to A3 herein need not be continued. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 to A3 in C.C.No.146 of 2007 on the file of the X Metropolitan Magistrate, Malkajgiri, Cyberabad, are hereby quashed. ____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 25-06-2010 Gsn.