HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2662 OF 2010 and Crl.M.P.No.6829 of 2010 Dated : 26.07.2010 Between : Sri Ramesh Chand Agarwal & others …. Petitioners-Accused a n d The State of A.P. & another … Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2662 OF 2010 and Crl.M.P.No.6829 of 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners-accused seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.104 of 2010 of Narayanaguda Police Station, Hyderabad, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 120B and 307 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code. The case of the Prosecution is that the marriage of the complainant with one Dinesh Agarwal was performed on 10.06.1998 and they were blessed with two children and subsequently said Dinesh Agarwal died. It is also alleged that six months from the date of marriage, all the accused started harassing the complainant alleging that she brought insufficient dowry and the harassment was increased after the death of Dinesh Agarwal. It is also alleged that on one occasion, all the accused poured kerosene of the complainant and tried to set fire to her with an intention to kill her, but she managed to escape. As such, due to the unbearable harassment of the accused, the complainant lodged a complaint before Police. Heard. Crl.M.P.No.6829 of 2010 is also filed by the petitioners along with an affidavit of the complainant duly signed by her wherein she stated that she compromised the matter with accused, a Memorandum of Settlement was also executed on 18.04.2010 and prayed to quash the further proceedings against the petitioners-accused. Today, when the matter is taken up, complainant appeared before this Court and reiterated the contents of the affidavit and also expressed that she is not willing to proceed further in the Criminal Case against the petitioners. Parties in this case are related to each other. In view of the compromise entered into between the parties, this Court is of the view that any continuation of the criminal proceedings in Crime No.104 of 2010 of Narayanaguda Police Station will be a futile exercise. Therefore, Crl.M.P.No.6829 of 2010 is allowed. Consequently, this Criminal Petition is also allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners in Crime No.104 of 2010 of Narayanaguda Police Station are hereby quashed. The affidavit filed in support of Crl.M.P.No.6829 of 2010 shall be made as part of this order. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 26.07.2010 sur