S.K. Mohammed Akhil v. The State Of T.S.

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI of and .

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.I and Crl.P.No.2616 of 2019 COMMON ORDER The criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.98 of 2019 on the file of the I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Warangal District, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A, 506 IPC and under Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, against the petitioners/A1 to A4.

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I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2019 are filed under Sections 320(2) and 320(6) of Cr.P.C., by both parties seeking leave of this Court to compound the offences and to record compromise as the matter was settled out of the Court due to intervention of the elders. Along with the affidavits, they filed a joint memo of compromise stating that at the instance of their family members and well-wishers, they settled the matter amicably and that the 1st petitioner/A1 agreed to pay an amount of Rs.16,00,000/- to the 2nd respondent/de-facto complainant and her minor daughter towards permanent alimony and final settlement of all matters without any further claim between them. It is further stated that out of the said amount, an amount of Rs.4,00,000/- was already received by the 2nd respondent through cheque No.447936 dated 23.03.2019 and the remaining amount to be paid through post dated cheques. In view of the said compromise, she agreed to withdraw the present case against the petitioners/A1 to A4.

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Today, when the matter came up for hearing, petitioner Nos.2 to 4/A2 to A4 and the 2nd respondent/de-facto complainant are present and they are identified by their respective counsel. The 1st petitioner/A1 is represented by his GPA holder 3rd petitioner/A3. They filed xerox copies of their aadhar cards before the Court along with their photographs. When this Court enquired, petitioners 2 to 4/A2 to A4 and the 2nd respondent/de-facto complainant stated that they entered into compromise due to intervention of elders.

4. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, I find that it is a fit case to grant leave to the parties to compound the offence and to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/A1 to A4.

5. In the result, I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2019 are ordered. Consequently, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.98 of 2019 on the file of the I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Warangal District, are hereby quashed against the petitioners/A1 to A4.

6. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending in the criminal petition, shall stand closed.

_____________ G. SRI DEVI, J 20th December, 2019 sj