HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P. NO.9977 of 2010 DATE: 05.10.2010 BETWEEN: Jampana Gopinath and others .. Petitioner And The State of A.P. and another ` .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P. NO.9977 of 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.665 of 2009 on the file of the VI Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Medchal, Ranga Reddy District for the offences punishable under Section 498-A, IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. I have heard the learned counsel appearing on either side. The petitioners are the accused 1 to 4. A case was filed against them basing on the complaint of Jampana Sai Sindhu, the second respondent in the petition, who is the wife of the first petitioner. The de facto complainant, who is present in the Court stated that she compromised the case with the petitioners. The first petitioner and the second respondent filed O.P.No.889 of 2010 on the file of the Family Court, Ranga Reddy District seeking mutual divorce. The second respondent also filed an affidavit to that effect. In the affidavit, she stated that she compromised the matter with the petitioners and she is no longer interested to prosecute the case. Since the allegation against the petitioners under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are not compoundable, it is not possible for the parties to compound the matter before the trial Court. Further, in view of the compromise, if the C.C. No. 889 of 2010 is allowed to be continued before the trial Court, no useful purpose will be served and there is no possibility for the prosecution to secure a conviction since the second respondent and witnesses will not support the prosecution case. Thus, if the case is kept pending, it will causes much hardship and inconvenience to the parties and it also amounts to abuse of process of law. For the reasons aforementioned and in view of the compromise between the parties, all the proceedings in C.C.No.665 of 2009 on the file of the VI Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Medchal, Ranga Reddy District for the offences punishable under Section 498-A, IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are hereby quashed. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed. ___________________ R.KANTHA RAO,J Date: 05.10.2010 kvrm HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO CRL. P. NO.9977 of 2010 DATE: 05.10.2010