HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11227 OF 2010 and Crl.M.P.No.10280 of 2010 Dated : 10.11.2010 Between : B.Harilal & others …. Petitioners-A.1 to A.3 a n d The State of A.P. & another … Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11227 OF 2010 and Crl.M.P.No.10280 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners-A.1 to A.3 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.191 of 2009 on the file of the I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam, arising out of Crime No.1 of 2009 of WPS Khammam registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A of Indian Penal Code and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Case of the prosecution, in a nutshell, is that on 16.02.2008 the marriage of the de facto complainant Jyothi was performed with A.1. At that time, her parents gave Rs.3,50,000/- cash and other household articles, Hero Honda motorcycle, etc. worth Rs.5 lakhs. Thereafter, they led happy marital life for one month and thereafter all the accused started harassing the complainant demanding her to bring additional dowry. It is her further case that at the instance of other accused, A.1 used to beat her. In spite of panchayaths held, accused did not change their attitude and continued their harassment. Alleging the same, complainant lodged the present complaint. Heard. Crl.M.P.No.10280 of 2010 is also filed by the petitioners along with an affidavit of the complainant duly signed by her wherein she stated that at the intervention of the elders and well wishers she compromised the matter with the accused and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and prayed to quash the further proceedings against the petitioners-accused. Today, when the matter is taken up, complainant appeared before this Court and reiterated the contents of the affidavit and also expressed that she is not willing to proceed further in the Criminal Case against the accused. Accused are husband and other in-laws of the complainant. The offence arose out of matrimonial disputes. In view of the compromise entered into between the parties, this Court is of the view that any continuation of the criminal proceedings in C.C.No.191 of 2009 on the file of the I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam, will be a futile exercise. Therefore, Crl.M.P.No.10280 of 2010 is allowed. Consequently, the Criminal Petition is also allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.191 of 2009 on the file of I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Khammam, are hereby quashed. The affidavit filed in support of Crl.M.P.No.10280 of 2010 shall be made as part of this order. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 10.11.2010 sur