HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.13083 of 2010 & 9851 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 initiated against them in D.V.C.No.216 of 2010 on the file of the I Metropolitan Magistrate (Municipal Court), Chudi Bazar, Hyderabad, and also the proceedings in C.C.No.315 of 2011 on the file of the XIII Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad, taken on file for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406 read with Section 34 of IPC and 4 and 6 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, in terms of compromise, they entered into a Memorandum of Compromise-cum- Settlement Deed on 11.10.2011 and, therefore, he prayed to quash the proceedings. The de facto complainant, 2nd respondent in both the petitions, is present before this Court and produced her identity and the same is verified by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. She stated that on the advice of elders and well wishers, herself and the petitioners have settled the matter out of Court and, hence, she intends to withdraw the 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.394, dated 13.10.2011. Accordingly, both the Criminal Petitions are allowed and the proceedings initiated against the petitioners herein in D.V.C.No.216 of 2010 on the file of the I Metropolitan Magistrate (Municipal Court), Chudi Bazar, Hyderabad, and also the proceedings in C.C.No.315 of 2011 on the file of the XIII Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed and, consequently, the petitioners are acquitted of the charges levelled against them. The Memorandum of Compromise-cum-Settlement Deed and the affidavit of the 2nd respondent filed into Court be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petitions shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 13th October, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION Nos.13083 of 2010 & 9851 of 2011 (Allowed) 13th October, 2011 cbs