THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRL.PETITION No.13251 OF 2010 ORDER: 1 On the basis of a report given by the second respondent by name K. Saritha, the Kanchanbagh P.S. registered a case in Cr.No.340 of 2008 against the petitioners herein for the offences punishable under sections 498-A of IPC and under sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. After investigation a charge sheet was filed and the same was taken on file as C.C.No.715 of 2009 by the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 It appears, during the pendency of the said case, due to the intervention of the elders and well wishers on both sides, there was a settlement between the parties and the same is reduced into writing. As per the said settlement, both parties agreed to get the marriage dissolved by mutual consent and the husband i.e. first petitioner agreed to pay Rs.14 lakhs and the 2nd respondent agreed to file a compromise to get the said offences compounded. 3 Today parties are present. When questioned the de facto complainant Smt. K.Saritha submitted that the matter is settled out of court and that she received the entire amount of Rs.14 lakhs as per the said settlement and hence she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted. She further submitted that she has no objection if the said proceedings against the petitioners are quashed. 4 Having regard to the fact that the de facto complainant herself came forward stating that she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted, and also in view of the fact that the marriage between the spouses is agreed to be dissolved by mutual consent, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.715 of 2009 on the file of the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad registered against the petitioners for the offences punishable under sections 498-A of IPC and under sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act are hereby quashed. ____________ Sri T.G.K, J. 28th December 2010 Kvsn