THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.M.P.No.7100 of 2011 and CRIMINAL PETITION No.3021 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: Criminal Petition No.3021 of 2010 is filed by the petitioners/Accused with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.295 of 2009 on the file of Rayachoti Police Station, Kadapa District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the 1st petitioner and the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant are present before this Court. The defacto-complainant filed a copy of her driving licence, in proof of her identity, and stated that she compromised the matter with the petitioners/accused. For compounding the offence, the petitioners filed Crl.M.P.No.7100 of 2011. Along with the said miscellaneous petition, an affidavit of the defacto-complainant is filed stating that both parties have settled their disputes amicably and that in pursuance of the settlement, they entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, a copy of which is also filed, as such, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused in Crime No.295 of 2009. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners/accused in Crime No.295 of 2009 on the file of Rayachoti Police Station, Kadapa District, 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 continuation of criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners/accused will serve no purpose. Therefore, in view of the guidelines laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court, the proceedings against the petitioners/accused can be quashed by this Court, by invoking inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Therefore, Crl.P.M.P.No.7100 of 2011 and Criminal Petition No.3021 of 2010 are allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners in Crime No.295 of 2009 on the file of Rayachoti Police Station, Kadapa District, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 08.08.2011 v v