Lavu Naveen R.R.Dt And 2 Othrs. v. State Of Ap. Rep. Pp And ANR.

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE U. DURGA PRASAD RAO Crl.P.M.P.No.1948 of 2015 in Crl.P.No.579 of 2014 and Criminal Petition No.579 of 2014 COMMON ORDER:

Defacto complainant and her counsel Sri Borra Siva Sankara Rao are present. Accused and their counsel Sri Koneti Raja Reddy are present.

On the report given by the defacto complainant the police of Yerrupalem PS registered FIR No.49 of 2013 and after investigation laid charge sheet against the accused for the offences under Sections 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act in C.C.No.478 of 2013.

While so, the parties and their counsel appeared before the Court today and submitted that at the intervention of elders they have amicably resolved their disputes and as per which, defacto complainant and A1 proposed to obtain divorce and in fact O.P.No.424 of 2013 was filed and pending in the Family Court, City Civil Court, Hyderabad and maintenance claim of defacto complainant is also taken care of and accordingly A1 agreed to pay Rs.1,30,000/- in cash and he paid the said amount today in the Court (complainant received the amount in the Court) and in view of the same, defacto complainant has no objection for quashment of proceedings in C.C.478 of 2013 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Madhira, Khammam District and hence the Court may be pleased to permit them to compound the offence and quash the proceedings in the interest of justice.

Having regard to the above submission and in view of the fact that it is a matrimonial matter wherein the parties have amicably resolved their disputes and no useful purpose will be served in driving them to trial, and following the decision reported in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another[1] this petition is allowed and permission is accorded to the parties to compound the offence and proceedings in C.C.No.478 of 2013 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Madhira, Khammam district are hereby quashed in terms of joint memo filed by the parties. 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 Date: 04.03.2015 Note: Issue CC by 06.03.2015.

(b/o) Murthy [1] (2012) 10 SCC 303