THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.M.P.Nos.7057 and 7058 of 2011 and CRIMINAL PETITION No.6833 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: Criminal Petition No.6833 of 2011 is filed by the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 6 with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated against them in Crime No.17 of 2011 of WPS., South Zone, Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A read with 34 IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the 2nd respondent/defacto-complainant – Shahna Begum is present before this Court. The defacto-complainant filed a copy of her voter identity card bearing No.FNS2242774, in proof of her identity, and stated that she compromised the matter with the petitioners/accused. For compounding the offence, Crl.M.P.Nos.7057 and 7058 of 2011, duly signed by both parties, are filed under Sections 320(8) and 320(2) of Cr.P.C. respectively. Along with Crl.MP.No.7058 of 2011, the defacto- complainant filed her affidavit stating that at the intervention of elders and well-wishers, herself and the petitioners agreed to compromise the matter mutually and accordingly executed a Compromise Deed/Final Settlement on 25.02.2011, and also stated that she received an amount of Rs.1,10,000/- from the 1st petitioner towards full and final matrimonial settlement and the same is acknowledged by her through a separate receipt, as such, prayed to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 6 in Crime No.17 of 2011 of WPS., South Zone, Hyderabad. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is no objection to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 6 in Crime No.17 of 2011 of WPS., South Zone, Hyderabad, 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 herein 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.Nos.7057 and 7058 of 2011 and Criminal Petition No.6833 of 2011 are allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 6 in Crime No.17 of 2011 of WPS., South Zone, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 09.08.2011 v v