THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.M.P.No.6425 of 2011 And CRIMINAL PETITION No.10252 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners-A4 to A6 approach the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.77 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Munsif Magistrate, Chirala, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498(A) IPC and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Today, the de facto complainant – Shaik Dariya Banu and the revision petitioners-accused are present. The complainant filed her voter identity card bearing No.MKB 3120268 in proof of her identity. It is reported by the complainant that the matter is settled out of the Court between himself and the accused at the intervention of elders and she also filed affidavit before the Court to that effect, which shall form part and parcel of the record. As the alleged offence is punishable under Sections 498(A) IPC and 3 and 4 of the D.P.Act and in view of the fact that the matter is settled between the parties, the petition for compounding the offence is allowed and there is no need for further investigation in the matter and the proceedings in the crime can be quashed. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and proceedings in C.C.No.77 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Munsif Magistrate, Chirala, against the petitioners-accused 4 to 6 are hereby quashed. _______________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 4th August 2011, Rns.