THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1924 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners-A1 to A7 seek quashing of the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.88 of 2009 on the file of the Central Crime Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 506 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. On a complaint given by the 2nd respondent-defacto complainant, a case in Crime No.88 of 2009 was registered against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 506 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act by the Inspector of Police, Women Police Station, Central Crime Station, Detective Department, Hyderabad. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that both the parties have settled their disputes amicably and as such the proceedings initiated against the petitioners may be quashed. He further submits that the 1st petitioner-husband and the 2nd respondent-wife (Complainant) are represented by their G.P.A holders, as they are residing in Australia. Petitioner No.3, who is the father and G.P.A. holder of the 1st petitioner-husband and one Mr.T.Ram Sudhakar, Additional Superintendent of Police, Ranga Reddy District, who is the father and G.P.A. holder of the 2nd respondent- complainant are present before this Court. This Court when questioned the G.P.A. holder and father of the 2nd respondent-complainant herein, he stated that the matter has been settled amicably and by virtue of the compromise, the 1st petitioner-husband had paid an amount of Rs.8,00,000/- and therefore, his daughter i.e., the 2nd respondent is no more interested in getting the matter prosecuted and that she has no objection if the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 to A7 are quashed. After hearing both the learned Counsel as well as both the parties, this Court is satisfied that the 2nd respondent- defacto complainant has no grievance if the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 to A7 are quashed. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties and it is in the interest of justice that the proceedings initiated against the petitioners need not be continued. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners-A1 to A7 in Crime No.88 of 2009 on the file of the Central Crime Police Station, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. ________ _ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 29-06-2010 Gsn.