THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRL.PETITION NO.13005 OF 2010 ORDER: 1 On the basis of a report given by the 1st respondent herein, the Station House Officer, Miyapur P.S. registered a case in Cr.No.269 of 2009 against the petitioners herein for the offence punishable under sections 498-A and 324 of IPC and under sections 4 & 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. After investigation the police filed a charge sheet and the same was taken on file as C.C.No.1317 of 2009 by the learned IX Metropolitan Magistrate at Kukatpally, Cyberabad, Hyderabad. 2 During the pendency of the said proceedings, it appears, at the intervention of elders on both sides, there was a settlement arrived at between the parties and as per the said settlement, the marriage between the wife and husband was dissolved and the 1st petitioner agreed to give an amount of Rs.1,30,000/- to the 1st respondent herein. In the light of the said compromise arrived at between them, the petitioners filed the present petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. requesting this court to quash the said proceedings. 3 Parties are present before the court today. When questioned, the 1st respondent by name Smt. Asra Begum stated that she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted and she further submitted that she received the said amount of Rs.1,30,000/- and that the marriage between them was dissolved and further stated that she has no objection if the said proceedings pending against the petitioners are quashed. 4 In the light of the said submissions made by the de facto complainant, this court is of the view that continuance of the said proceedings is nothing but abuse of process of law. 5 Accordingly, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.1317 of 2009 on the file of the learned IX Metropolitan Magistrate at Kukatpally, Cyberabad, Hyderabad registered against the petitioners herein for the offence punishable under sections 498-A and 324 of IPC and under sections 4 & 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act are hereby quashed. ____________ SRI T.G.K, J. 20.01.2011 Kvsn