IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.472 OF 2010 Between : Mohd Sajid Hussain and others .... Petitioners A N D The State of A.P. & another …Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.472 OF 2010 O R D E R: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners – accused Nos. 1 to 6 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No. 250 of 2009 of Charminar Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A I.P.C., and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2) Heard. 3) The de facto complainant present and in proof of her identity, she filed household card showing address as H.No.21-1-86, Moti Masjid, Delhi Darwaza, Nayapul, Hyderabad, she reports that the matter is settled out of Court between herself and her husband ( A-1) and she has taken divorce, she further reports that an amount of Rs.2,50,000/- ( Rupees two lakhs fifty thousand only) is agreed to be paid to her in pursuance of the settlement, out of that Rs.2,00,000/- ( Rupees two lakhs only) is already paid to her in cash and in the remaining amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) petitioner / A-1 gave two banker cheques bearing Nos.346721 and 346722 drawn on State Bank of India, Motinagar Branch, Hyderabad each for Rs.25,000/-. 4) In view of the fact that, the matter is settled between the parties out of Court and the second respondent-complainant has taken divorce from the petitioner / A-1 and she is paid an amount of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees two lakhs fifty thousand only) in pursuance of the settlement and as the case arises out of matrimonial dispute, the Criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings pending against the petitioners / Accused Nos. 1 to 6 in Crime No.250 of 2009 on the file of Charminar Police Station, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. ________________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY. J February 02, 2010. YVL