THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL M.P. Nos. 8328 & 8330 of 2011 and CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.1872 & 2392 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: The petitioners approach the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.22 of 2011 on the file of the Station House Officer, Razole P.S., East Godavari District, registered for offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 34 I.P.C. and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Today, the de facto complainant–Dasari Devi Satyakantha and the Petitioner-Accused No.1 represented by his G.P.A. holder, D. Vasudeva Rao-accused No.2 are present. It is reported by the defacto complainant that the matter is settled out of Court between herself and the 1st accused at the intervention of elders and a Memorandum of Understanding was executed between them. She also filed an affidavit before the Court to that effect, which shall form part and parcel of the record. As the alleged offences are punishable under Sections 498-A and 34 I.P.C. and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and in view of the fact that the matter is settled between the parties, they may be permitted to compound the offences. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal M.P. Nos. 8328 of 2011 and 8330 of 2011 and Criminal Petition Nos. 1872 of 2011 & 2392 of 2011 are allowed and proceedings in Crime No.22 of 2011 on the file of the on the file of the Station House Officer, Razole P.S., East Godavari District, initiated against the petitioners-accused are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. Date: 29th August 2011, pnb