THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.12484 of 2010 ORDER: 1 On the basis of a report given by the second respondent herein the Station House Officer, Women Police Station, Central Crime Sttion, Hyderabad registered as a case in Cr.No.214 of 2010 against the petitioners herein for the offences punishable under sections 498-A and 420 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.837 of 2010 on the file of the court of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad. Questioning the said proceedings, the petitioners filed the present petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. and this court was pleased to issue notice to the second respondent. 2 It appears, during the pendency of the said proceedings, at the intervention of elders on both sides, there was a settlement between the parties and the same has been reduced into writing, which reads as follows: Whereas the second part has agreed to pay a total sum of Rs.7,50,000/- to the first part in three installments as full and final settlement as compensation and also for future alimony and following is the schedule payments that will be received by the first part from the second part. Rs.2,00,000/- shall be paid in the form of demand draft which has been purchased by the second part in the name of the first part bearing D.D.No.003485 dated 29.11.2010 drawn on ICICI bank which will be handed over to the first part on the closure of the petition for advancement of I.A.No.1153/2010 in O.P.No.444 of 2010 and on raising of attachment which is on the file of Hon’ble Judge, Family Court, R.R. District. Rs.2,00,000/- will be paid in the form of D.D. to the first part on the day when the learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad or any other competent Authority / Court closes crime No.214 of 2010 against all the accused persons mentioned in the said crime. Rs.3,50,000/- will be paid to the First part by the second part in the form of demand draft before the Hon’ble Court Judge Family Court R.R. District on the day when the court passes a decree and judgment finalizing the divorce in O.P.No.444 of 2010. 3 Today parties are present. When questioned the second respondent complainant by name K. Anuradha stated that she received an amount of Rs.2,00,000/- as per the terms and conditions of the said memorandum of understanding and that they both agreed to get the marriage dissolved by filing an OP by mutual consent, and hence she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted and further submitted that she has no objection if the said proceedings against the petitioners are quashed. 4 In the light of the said submissions made by the de facto complainant herself that she is not interested in getting the matter prosecuted, this court is of the opinion that the said proceedings pending against the petitioners can be quashed. 5 Accordingly, this petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.837 of 2010 on the file of the Court of the XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad registered for the offences punishable under sections 498-A and 420 of IPC and under sections 4 & 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act against the petitioners herein are hereby quashed. -------------- 20.01.2011 Kvsn