Mohammed Abdul Rasheed v. The State Of Telangana Rep By Its P.P.

HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE B.SIVA SANKARA RAO CRL.M.P.NO.6335 OF 2015 AND CRIMINAL PETITION No.6431 OF 2015 COMMON ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners/A1 to A4 under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.60 of 2015 on the file of XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad, wherein cognizance was taken for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 406 r/w 34 I.P.C. and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for respondents.

Pending the Criminal Petition, the de facto complainant filed petition seeking permission of the Court to compound the proceedings of the above said C.C.

A4 as G.P.A.Holder of A1 to A3 and the de facto complainant are present before the Court and they are identified by their respective counsel. They filed joint compromise memo along with affidavit of the de facto complainant stating that they compromised the matter at the intervention of elders and seeks permission of this Court to compound the above said C.C. Though the offence under Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act are not compoundable under Section 320 Cr.P.C., by invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C. the same are compounded. Accordingly, Crl.M.P.No.6335 of 2015 is ordered and the Criminal Petition is allowed by quashing the proceedings in

C.C.No.60 of 2015 on the file of XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad.

Miscellaneous petitions pending if any, shall stand closed.

_________________________ Dr. B. SIVA SANKARA RAO, J Date: 07-07-2015 pab