The High Court · 2025

1 The State of .Telangana, represented by the public prosecutor of High Court at Hyderabad. Rangu Meghamala, . W/o. Rangu Qopal, Aged about 56 years, Occ Housewife, R/o.H.No.2-3-603/49i199, Nel/17 patelnagar,' Amberpet, Hyderabad. Ragau Archana, Wo. K. Rakesh Kumar, Aqed gZ vearsl Rio. USA Reo bv GPA Holder Ranqu Meghamalq, W9, Rangu Gop'al, aged about Sgyears, Occ: Housewife, R/o. H. No. 2-3-60314911-89, Ndw pa[elnagar, Amb'erpet, Hyderabad ...Respondents Petition under section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petition, the High court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in cc No. 1080 of 2024 on the file of lll Additional Junior civil Judge-cum-lll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First class, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar. l.A. NO: 1OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in CC No. 1080 cf 2024 on the file of lll Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-lllAdditional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, pending disposal of the criminal petition. l.A. NO: 4OF 2025 Petition under Section 359 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petitiorr, the High Court may be pleased To grant Leave and permit the Petitioners and respondents no.2 & 3 to compromise and quash the proceedings in CC No. 1080 ol 2024 on the file of lll Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-lll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar l.A. NO: 7 OF 2025 Between:

1. Rangu Meghamala, W/o. Rangu Gopal, Aged about 56 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o. H. No.2-3-603/49/189, New Patelnagar, Amberpet, Hyderabad.

2. Ragau Archana, Wo. K. Rakesh Kumar, Aged 37 years, R/o. USA Rep by GPA Holder Rangu Meghamala, Wo. Rangu Gopal, aged about 58years, Occ. Housewife, R/o. H No 2-3-6031491189, New Patelnagar, Amberpet, Hyderabad. ...Petitioners/Defacto Complainant AND

1. K.Sandhya Rani, W/o. K.Anjan Kumar Goud, Aged 65 years, Occ. Housewife, 2. K.Anjan Kumar Goud, S/o. Laxmidas, Aged 72 years, Occ Retired Employee, Both are R/o. H.No.3-'l-578, PIot No.65, Road No.6, Navodaya Colony, L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad-074.

3. The State of Telangana, represented by the Public Prosecutor of High Court ...Respondents at Hyderabad. Petition under Section 359(2) BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition the High Court may be pleased to record the compromise and quash the procee(Jings in CC No. 1080 of 2024 on the file of lll Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-lll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. N. Krishan Sumanth, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1, Mr Venkateswarlu Sanisetty, Advocate for the Respondent No. 2. The Court made the following: ORDER I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos. 4AN o 7 0F 2025 ln/And CRIMINA LPE TITION No. 148 0F 2025 COMMON ORDER This criminar petition is fired under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (tor short ,BNSS, 2023,), seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner in c.c. No. 1080 of 2024 pending on the fire of the rearned ilr Additionar Junior civir Judge- cum-lll Additionar Judiciar Magistrate of First crass, Ran,3a Reddy District at L.B. Nagar.

2. The petitioners is arrayed as accused Nos.2 and:i in the carendar case registered for the offences punishabre under Sections 498-4 and 506 of the lndian penal Code, 1 860, Sections 3 and 4, of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 .

3. Heard Mr. N. Krishna Sumanth, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional public prosecutor, representing respondent No.1-state and Mr. Venkatesrvarru Sanisetty, learned counsel for responden t No.2lde{actocompla ina nt 4 Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, they moved l.A.Nos.4 and 7 of 2O2S wilh the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the setflement to i i 1l I i I I I I I i 2 NIR / / L\ai. J dtli ol :tt-'1 tt/ inrt ('t-P.litt tlE 0f202; .1 quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No'1 in C'C' No' 1080 of 2024

5. This court vide order daled 14.07.2025 referred the parties to the HighCourtLegalservicesCommitteeforidentificationandtoverifythe voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The secretary, High court Legal Services Committee, has submitted report dated 31 'O7 '2025 stating that the parties were identified by their respective counsel and also on verification of Aadhar Cards/ldentity Cards and the enquiries revealed that the parties have willfully and without coercion entered into settlemenVcom Prom ise

6. I have considered the submissions of the learned counsel and perused the materials on record ' t

7. Having considered the allegations' the charged offences' which are essentially matrimonial and inter-personal in nature and taking into account the amicable settlement between the parties and to restore peace among them, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v' State of Puniab and anotherl and Anil Mishra v' Sfate of U'P'z; Sfate of Madhya Pradesh v- Laxmi Narayan and others3 ' this Court is of the view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of --roqsidered | 2012 (1O) scc 303 'Z 2oz4 INSC 189 r 2019 (5) scc 688 3 N-rR/ l. l.-\'u. l dnd z of?02i ir/and O'i.P.\0. 118 ol 202i the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.1528 of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice B. Accordingly, l.A.Nos.4 and 7 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, all proceedings in C.C. No.1080 of 2024 on the file of the learned lll Additional Junior Civil Judge-Cum-lll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, art., hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos.2 and 3. I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is dispos;ed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. SD/. MOHD.ISMAIL DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// (' SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The lll Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad al L.B. Nagar. 2. The Station House Officer, Rachakonda Commissionerate Saroornagar WpS

3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, State of Telangana, High Court Buildings, police Station. at Hyderabad (OUT)

4. One CC to Mr. N. Krishan Sumanth, Advocate [OPL,C] 5. One CC to Mr. Venkateswarlu Sanisetty, Advocate tOpUCI 6. Two CD Copies DL/PSL M,. HIGH COURT DATED:31/07/2025 COMMON OROER I.A. Nos. 4 and 7 ol 2025 IN/AND CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 148 OF 2025 -). - l'. .' "" i:\ OB SIP zffi /,, .+,;' !':'.sr., ALLOWING THE I.A. NOS. 4 AND 7 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL PETITION IS DIPOSED OF q, 1)\