HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.9580 and 9736 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: Since both the Criminal Petitions arise out of one and same offence and parties to the proceedings are one and same, both the Criminal Petitions are being disposed of together by this common order. These two criminal petitions are filed by the petitioners, under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.434 of 2010 of W.P.S., C.C.S. Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406 read with Section 34 of IPC and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and also the proceedings in C.C.No.344 of 2010 on the file of XV Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, taken on file for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A of IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. When the matters came up for hearing today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that during pendency of the Criminal Petitions, at the intervention of elders and well wishers, both the parties compromised the matter amicably and, therefore, he prayed to quash the proceedings. The de facto complainants in both the petitions are present before this Court and produced their identities and the same are verified by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. They stated that on the advice of elders and well wishers, themselves and the petitioners have settled the matter out of Court and, hence, they intend to withdraw the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners with free will and consent and there is no coercion or undue influence from any other side for the same. The learned Addl. Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings inasmuch as both the parties settled the matter amicably. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that invoking the inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the proceedings can be quashed by compounding the offence. Further, the parties are directed to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) towards costs before the A.P. State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad and, accordingly, they paid the amount before the said Authority vide receipt No.390, dated 12.10.2011. Accordingly, both the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in Crime No.434 of 2010 of W.P.S., C.C.S. Hyderabad and in C.C.No.344 of 2010 on the file of XV Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed and, consequently, the petitioners are acquitted of the charges levelled against them. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petitions shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 12th October, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.9580 and 9736 OF 2011 (Allowed) 12th October, 2011 cbs