THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.5450 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioner-defacto complainant seeks quashing of the proceedings initiated against the respondents 2 to 5- accused in C.C.No.297 of 2007 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of I.P.C. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the petitioner -defacto complainant, at whose instance the case was registered, and the respondents 2 to 5-accused appeared before this Court and submitted that they want to get the matter compromised. After hearing the learned Counsel for both sides as well as both the parties, this Court is satisfied that the petitioner-defacto complainant has no grievance if the criminal proceedings initiated against the respondents 2 to 5 herein are quashed. When questioned, the petitioner- defacto complainant submitted that her husband (2nd respondent herein), who is residing at Jeddah agreed to take back her to Jeddah along with their children and she is ready and willing to join the 2nd respondent-husband to lead happy marital life. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties and in the interest of justice that the proceedings initiated against the respondents 2 to 5 herein need not be continued. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed and the proceedings initiated against the respondents 2 to 5- accused in C.C.No.297 of 2007 on the file of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. _____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 22-06-2010 Note: Furnish C.C. in three days. (Bo) Gsn.