Balam Vishnu Prasad v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE U.DURGA PRASAD RAO Crl.P.M.P.No.17572 of 2014 in Crl.P.No.16339 of 2014 and Crl.P.No.16339 of 2014 Common Order:

The de facto complainant and her counsel Sri B.S. Mani Kumar are present. Accused and their counsel Sri K. Ratna Sagar are present.

Heard both sides and perused the petition.

The Police of Jeedimetla P.S have filed charge sheet in FIR No.833 of 2011 against the accused for the offences under Section 498-A IPC r/w Sec. 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and the learned VI Metropolitan Magistrate, at Medchal, Cyberabad took cognizance of the same and registered in C.C.No.1181 of 2011. Now the submission of both sides is that at the intervention of elders, both parties have amicably settled their disputes and the defacto complainant and petitioner/ A.1 proposed to take divorce in an appropriate Court and the maintenance claim of the defacto complainant and her son is also taken care and accordingly, they entered into the compromise and therefore, permission may be accorded to them to enter into compromise and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1181 of 2011 on the file of VI Metropolitan Magistrate, at Medchal, Cyberabad in the interest of

justice.

Having regard to the above submission and considering the fact that it is a matrimonial matter wherein the parties have amicably settled their disputes and entered into a compromise and no useful purpose will be served even if the parties are driven to trial and following the decision reported in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another[1], permission is accorded and this Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is allowed and compromise is recorded in terms of the accompanying affidavit mentioned terms of the compromise and consequently the proceedings in C.C.No.1181 of 2011 on the file of VI Metropolitan Magistrate, at Medchal, Cyberabad are hereby quashed.

In the result, both the petitions are accordingly disposed of.

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

_________________________ U.DURGA PRASAD RAO, J Date: 22-01-2015 scs [1] (2012) 10 SCC 303