Criminal Petition No. 388 of 2011 · Andhra Pradesh High Court
Case at a glance
- Bench
- K C BHANU
Outcome
Allowed
Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed quashing
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 33. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed quashing the proceedings C.C.No.449 of 2010 on the file of the IV Additional I Class Magistrate, Warangal. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. _ _______________ K.C.BHANU, J DATED: 26-12-2012 Hsd
Judgment
This petition is filed by the petitioners-A1 to A7 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.449 of 2010 on the file of the IV Additional I Class Magistrate, Warangal, which was taken cognizance of the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short ‘the Act’).
2nd respondent-complainant is present. She produced savings bank account pass book issued by Andhra Bank, which shows her identity. She is also identified by her counsel. She stated that at the intervention of elders, the matter has been amicably settled and she has no objection proceedings against the petitioners. The offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC is compoundable, whereas the offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Act are minor than that of offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC. In view of the fact that the matter has been settled out of Court amicably and the offences are compoundable, there is no impediment to quash the proceedings. to quash
Operative part
Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed quashing the proceedings C.C.No.449 of 2010 on the file of the IV Additional I Class Magistrate, Warangal. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. _ _______________ K.C.BHANU, J DATED: 26-12-2012 Hsd
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed quashing
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482; Indian Penal Code, 1860; Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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