HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9112 OF 2010 DATE: 13.09.2010 BETWEEN: T.Ramaswamy and another .. Petitioners And The State of A.P. and others ` .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9112 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the F.I.R.No.175 of 2008, dated 20.01.2008 of Mills Colony Police Station, Warangal, Warangal District, which was registered on the allegation of commission of offences punishable under Sections 417, 498-A, 506 IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioners and the respondents are present. Both parties stated that they have compromised the matter and that it could not possible to compound the offences at the crime stage before the Court below since the offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Act are not compoundable. Since the offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are non compoundable and if the parties await till the filing of the charge sheet and commencement of the trial, no useful purpose will be served except subjecting them to hardship. Further, there is no possibility for the prosecution to secure conviction in view of the compromise entered into between the parties. For the foregoing reasons, to meet the requirement of justice, the proceedings in F.I.R.No.175 of 2008, dated 20.01.2008 of Mills Colony Police Station, Warangal, Warangal District are quashed. The Criminal Petition is allowed. _______________ R.KANTHA RAO,J Dated: 13.09.2010 kvrm HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9112 OF 2010 DATE: 13.09.2010