THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6957 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.398 of 2010 of the Women Police Station, South Zone, Hyderabad, for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC. Heard both sides. Today, the defacto-complainant Smt Fatima Begum, and the petitioners/ accused 1 to 5 are present. The defacto-complainant and the petitioners/accused 1 to 5 filed an affidavit stating that the matter is settled out of Court between herself and the accused 1 to 5 at the intervention of the elders, which shall form part and parcel of the record. As the alleged offence is punishable under Section 498-A IPC and in view of the fact that the matter is settled between the parties amicably, the offence is compounded. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and proceedings in Crime No.398 of 2010 of the Women Police Station, South Zone, Hyderabad, initiated against the petitioners/accused 1 to 5, are hereby quashed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO,J Date:11.08.2011. Gk. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6957 of 2010 Date: 11.08.2011 Gk.