Gaddam Madhukar Reddy, v. The State Of Telangana, Through S.H.O. Police

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE U.DURGA PRASAD RAO Crl.P.M.P. No.3359 of 2015 in Crl.P.No.3161 of 2015 and Crl.P.No.3161 of 2015 Common Order:

The defacto complainant and her counsel Smt.

Bh.Bharathi Devi are present. Accused and their counsel Sri Pushadapu Subba Rao are present.

On the report given by the defacto complainant, the Police of Munagala P.S, Nalgonda District registered a case in Crime No.102 of 2011 and after investigation laid charge sheet against A1 to A3 for the offences under Sections 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and charge sheet was taken on file and case was registered as C.C.No.218 of 2013 and pending on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kodad, Nalgonda District.

While so, respective parties and their counsel present today in Court and submitted that at the intervention of elders they have amicably resolved all their disputes and as per the agreement defacto complainant and A1 have already obtained divorce by mutual consent in OP No.288 of 2010 on the file of Family Court, Ranga Reddy at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad and maintenance claim of the defacto complainant was also taken care in the said OP proceedings and as such defacto complainant has no

objection for quashing the proceedings in C.C.No.218 of 2013 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kodad against the accused. Hence, the Court may be pleased to accord permission to them to compound the offence and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.218 of 2013 in the interest of justice.

Having regard to the above submission and in view of the fact that it is a matrimonial matter wherein both the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes and no useful purpose will be served even if they are driven to trial, and following the judgment of the Apex Court reported in Gian Singh vs.

State of Punjab and another[1], this petition is allowed and permission is accorded to the parties to compromise the matter and consequently the proceedings in C.C.No.218 of 2013 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kodad, Nalgonda District are hereby quashed.

In the result, both the petitions are accordingly allowed.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

_________________________ U.DURGA PRASAD RAO, J 17-04-2015 Murthy

[1] (2012) 10 SCC 303