HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2779 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner approaches the Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.270 of 2009 on the file of the XIII Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy at L.B.Nagar, registered for the offence punishable under Section 498(A) IPC. Heard both sides. Today, the de facto complainant – P.Surekha and the revision petitioner-accused Sajja Murali Krishna are present. The de facto complainant filed her PAN Card bearing No.APXPP6485N in proof of her identity. Petitioner filed the affidavit signed by the de facto complainant along with the present petition, wherein the complainant stated that at the intervention of elders the matter was settled out side the court between herself and her husband and to that effect a memorandum of compromise was executed between the parties. The terms and conditions of that memorandum of compromise are as follows: “The divorce O.P. filed by the complainant shall be allowed granting divorce and whereas the GWOP filed by the petitioner shall be handed over by declaring that petitioner is the guardian of minor with visiting rights to the complainant. Similarly, the complainant has to withdraw all complainant and cases against the petitioner and his relatives and petitioner shall wthdraw all suits and cases against the complainant and other relatives.” It is reported by the complainant that as per the compromise entered between them both the OPs were allowed and suits were also got dismissed and all terms of the compromise were carried out. Hence, she reported that she has no objection to quash the proceedings against the petitioner. As the matter arises out of matrimonial disputes and as the complainant herself reported that the matter is settled and in view of the provision under Section 320 Cr.P.C., under which the petitioner is entitled for acquittal, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the accused is acquitted under Section 320(8) Cr.P.C. Miscellaneous petitions filed along with the criminal petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 30th March 2011, Rns.