THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8808 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner-defacto complainant approaches this Court with a prayer to quash the proceedings initiated in Crime No. 117 of 2011 on the file of the Station House Officer, Kothagudem-III Town Police Station, Khammam District, registered for offences punishable under Sections 498-A of I.P.C. and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Today, the petitioner-defacto complainant, Smt. Shabana Begum and the respondeents-A1 to A3, are present. The complainant filed her Election Identity Card bearing No. NLM 0504593 in proof of her identity. It is reported by the defacto complainant that the matter is settled out of Court between herself and the accused and a Memorandum of Settlement was executed between them on 21.09.2011. The complainant also filed an affidavit before the Court to that effect, which shall form part and parcel of the record. As the alleged offences are punishable under Sections 498-A of I.P.C. and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and in view of the fact that the matter is settled between the parties, they may be permitted to compound the offences. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed and proceedings in C.C. No. 117 of 2011 on the file of the Station House Officer, Kothagudem-III Town Police Station, Khammam District, initiated against the respondents-accused Nos.1 to 3 are hereby quashed. _________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 22nd September, 2011, pnb