Allowed IAs to compound and record compromise in criminal proceedings for dowry offences. Quashed further proceedings against accused upon hearing that parties settled amicably after the de facto complainant's death.
I.A.Nos. 3 and 4 allowed; further proceedings in C.C.No.257 of 2017 against petitioners/accused quashed.
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THE HON’BLE JUSTICE G.SRI DEVI
I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2019 in/and Criminal Petition No.2442 of 2019
COMMON ORDER:
This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.2 to 4 seeking to quash the further proceedings in C.C.No.257 of 2017 on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad, L.B.Nagar, for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 506 of Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
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Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed in
the light of this final order.
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JUSTICE G.SRI DEVI
17 th June, 2019
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether further criminal proceedings should continue when the parties have entered into an amicable settlement.
Whether a compoundable offence can be compounded by the parties with court permission.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Petitioner 2 to 4 / Accused
De facto complainant
G. Sri Devi
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
