THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.M.P.No.8016 of 2011 and CRIMINAL PETITION No.5591 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: Criminal Petition No.5591 of 2011 is filed by the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.60 of 2011 on the file of III Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajahmundry, wherein they are facing trial for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 506 read with Section 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant – Gudupalli Parameswari is present before this Court. She filed a copy of her voter identity card bearing No.AEJ 0912626, in proof of her identity, and stated that she compromised the matter with the petitioners/accused. For compounding the offence, Crl.M.P.No.8016 of 2011 is filed. Along with Crl.MP.No.8016 of 2011, the defacto-complainant filed her affidavit stating that at the intervention of family elders and well-wishers, herself and the petitioners agreed to compromise the matter and accordingly executed a Memorandum of compromise petition on 24.08.2011, which shall form part and parcel of the record. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 in C.C.No.60 of 2011 on the file of III Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajahmundry, 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 continuation of criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners herein will serve no purpose. Therefore, in view of the guidelines laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court, the proceedings against the petitioners/accused can be quashed by this Court, by invoking inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In view of compounding of the offence, the petitioners and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant are directed to pay an amount of Rs.5,000/-, towards costs, before the A.P. Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad, and accordingly they have paid the same before the said Authority vide receipt No.211 dated 24.08.2011. Therefore, Crl.P.M.P.No.8016 of 2011 and Criminal Petition No.5591 of 2011 are allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 in C.C.No.60 of 2011 on the file of III Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajahmundry, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 25.08.2011 v v