Compounding of offences under Sections 498-A, 506 IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act following an amicable settlement led to the acquittal of accused and cancellation of bail bonds in Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions.
Compounding of offences and acquittal of the accused; cancellation of bail bonds.
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HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE B. SIVA SANKARA RAO Crl.P.M.P.Nos.9137 & 9152 of 2017
IN/AND
Crl.P.No.8524 of 2017
ORDER:
The petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 and the 2nd respondentdefacto complainant, of Crime No.66 of 2015 of Women Police Station, Guntur Urban, Guntur District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, are present before this Court and stated that they settled the matter amicably outside the Court and the terms of the compromise was also appended.
In view of compromise of the parties, the offences are compounded and the accused are acquitted and the bail bonds of the accused, if any, shall stand cancelled.
Accordingly and in the result, both the Crl.P.M.P.Nos.9137 and 9152 of 2017 and the Criminal Petition are allowed. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
_____________________________________ JUSTICE Dr. B.SIVA SANKARA RAO
Date: 13.09.2017 knl
1 issue framed by the court
Whether offences under Sections 498-A, 506 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 be compounded following an out-of-court settlement.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 4
2nd Respondent
Dr. B. Siva Sankara Rao
As recorded by the court registry
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