Gubbala Venkata Naga Raju, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRL.P.M.P.No.8005 of 2016 & CRIMINAL PETITION No.6834 of 2016 ORDER:

This petition is filed by the accused under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.28 of 2015 pending on the file of Amalapuram Taluq Police Station, East Godavari District for the offences under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner filed Crl.P.M.P.No.8005 of 2016 stating that the parties have entered into compromise and therefore, he prayed to allow the petition and to quash the impugned proceedings.

Both the parties as well as their counsel have signed on the joint memo of compromise annexed to Crl.P.M.P.No.8005 of 2016. The parties, who are present in the Court, also affirmed the same. A perusal of the affidavit filed in support of the petition goes to show that the matter was settled between the parties.

In view of the amicable settlement of the dispute between the parties and in view of the nature of the proceedings, Crl.P.M.P.No.8005 of 2016 is ordered and the compromise is recorded. Consequent thereto, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in Crime No.28 of 2015 pending on the file of Amalapuram Taluq Police Station, East Godavari District are hereby quashed as against the petitioner herein. It is directed that this compromise shall form part of the record. The petitioner is directed to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- towards costs to the Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad on or before 30th May, 2016. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed in this petition shall stand closed.

_________________ RAJA ELANGO,J 28.04.20126 Tsr