THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7927 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners approach this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.136 of 2010 on the file of the I Town Police Station, Rajahmundry registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of IPC read with 34 IPC. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Today, the de facto complainant – Kondaveeti Venkata Lakshmi Kameswari and the revision petitioners-accused are present. She filed her voter identity card bearing No.AEJ0969345 in proof of her identity. Petitioner filed a copy of the Memorandum of understanding along with the present petition, which reads as follows: i. That the first party has paid a sum of Rs.2,10,000/- (Two lakhs and ten thousand only) as full and final settlement towards permanent alimony to second party and also to the male children and the second party has acknowledge the same; ii. That the second party has also agreed to withdraw the cases viz., M.C.No.55 of 2005 and Miscellaneous petition filed for realization of amounts granted on the file of the IV Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Rajahmundry and agreed to appear before the Hon’ble High Court of A.P., in quash petition 7927 of 2011 for expressing her no objection and to allow the quash petition; iii. The party of the first part has agreed to forfeit his right to claim benefit under the decree in O.P.No.23 of 2006 dated 11.06.2008 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Yelamanchili. The party of the second part has agreed to give her consent for divorce in favour of the party of the first part in pending O.P.No.25 of 2009 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Yelamanchili and the party of the second part be made ready for this purpose in the next date of hearing; iv. The party of the second part is hereby agreed to relinquish her right to claim any further maintenance either for her or the minor boy or share in the properties of the first part as the party of the second part has received full and final settlement amount in this regard; v. Both the parties shall not file any cases against each other either civil or criminal herein after; vi. Both the parties are at liberty to live their lives peacefully according to their wish; and vii. The party of the first and second part have agreed the terms and conditions herein above and entered into M.O.U. by signing the same before the witnesses. When questioned also, it is reported by the complainant that the matter is settled out of court between herself and her husband and prays to acquit the accused. 4. For compounding the offence, this Court directed the petitioners to pay a sum of Rs.5000/-(Rupees five thousand only) towards costs before the Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad, and accordingly they paid the same before the said authority under receipt No.250 dated 06.09.2011. 5. As the matter arises out of matrimonial disputes and as the complainant herself reported that the matter is settled, there is no need for further investigation in the matter and the proceedings in the crime can be quashed. 6. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and Crime No.136 of 2010 of I Town Police Station, Rajahmundry, is hereby quashed. __________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 7th September 2011, Rns.