The High Court · 2025

1. The State of Telangana, Represented by P-ublic Prosecutor, High Court Through WPS, CCS, DD, at HYderabad, TS ...ResPondent No 1 / ComPlainant

2. Meruou Arun Jvothi @ Aruna, Wo K Sai Prasad, D/o Merugu Subhaiah-- Krishia, Aged iboutS3 years, Occ. Housewife, Rlo 1-4-175' BSNL Staff Quarters, 6holakpur, Kavadrguda, Musheerabad, Hyderabad ...Respondent No 2 / Defacto Complainant 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. 4040 of 2022, pending on the file of Hon'ble Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at Hyderabad' t.A. NO: 1 OF 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 grant stay of all the proceedings in CC No. 4040 of 2022, pending on ! thefileofHon'bleXlllAdditionalChiefMetropolitanMagistrate'atHyderabad' pending disposal of the quash petition on the file of this Hon'ble Court' t.A. NO: 30F 2025 Between: Meruqu Arun Jyothi @ Aruna, Wo K Sai Prasad' D/o Meruou Subhaiah 'ii:$X;'A;;iAb;;tYiv;;;d o; 'H;;Jir;' irro t-+-tz5' BSNL starr Quarters, aholatpur' klairio iguoa' Musheerabad' Hyderabad ...Respondent No 2 / Defacto Complainant in l.A.No.3 & 4 ot 2025 AND t 1 2 The State of Telangana, Represented lVf^uotic Prosecutor' High Court Through WPS. CCS, DD at Hyderabad ls .. . Res Pon de nt,\:,1 J. 3alri?,r,sl; K. Sai Prasad @ Kasula Sai Prasad, S/o Late Kasula Krishna' Aged about 43 years, Occ. Govt. Employee in TS Transco Kasula Meena Kumari, Wo. Late Kasula Krishna' Aged about 69 years' Occ' Household Reo. bv her son K. Sar Prasad @ Kasula Sai Prasad' S/o Late Kasula Ri5n# nili ,f"i;t +l v"rit,-oi.. dovt Emplovee in rS Transco' ie Petitioner No. 1 Both are R/o.6-2-400, Chintal Basthi, Khairatabad' Hyderabad '..Petitioners / Accused No 1 I 2 in l.A.No.3 & 4 ol 2025 Petition under Section 359 (2) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances StatedintheMemorandumofGroundsofCriminalPetition'theHighCourtmaybe pleased to permit the petitioners and the respondent No 2 to compromised the above case by compounding the offence in CC No 4040 of 2022' pending on the file of Hon'ble Xlll Additional chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at Hyderabad r.A. NO :4OF 2025 Petition under Section 359 (6) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances StatedintheMemorandumofGroundsofCriminalPetition,theHighCourtmaybe pleasedtoquashinCCNo.4040of2022'pendingonthefileofHon'bleXlIl Additional Chief Metropolatan Magistrate, at Hyderabad ln view of the compromise entered between, the petitioners and the respondent no'2' This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Md Mukhtar Pasha, Advocate for the Petitioners and the Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri C Vijaya Shekar Reddy, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following Common Order : ,* HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUWADI SRIDEVI LA.Nos.3 and 4 ol 2025 in/and CRIMINAL PETITION No.1048 ot 2025 COMMON ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 to quash the proceedings against them in C.C. No.4040 oI 2022 on the file of Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan tVlagistrate at Hyderabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 4984 of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

2. lt is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the respondent No.2, that during pendency of the present Criminal Petition, the parties have compromised the matter and accordingly, l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 have been I filed to record the compromise between them and to compound the offences

3. Vide order dated 29.01.2025, this Court directed the parties along with their respective counsel to appear before the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad, for identification and to submit a report r l 2

4. Pursuant to the above said direction issued by this Court, the parties have appeared and the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, has identified the parties and submitted a report, dated 03.02.2025 and the same is placed on record.

5. ln view of the above, l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2O2S are allowed. Consequenfly, this Criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 in c.c. No.4040 o'f 2022 on the file of Xlil Additional Chief Metropolitan [\4agistrate at Hyderabad, are hereby quashed. IVliscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed,, //TRUE COPY// Sd/- L. LAKSHMI BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ECTION OFFICER To, 1 2 J 4 5 b The Xlll Additional Chief lr/letropolitan Magistrate at Nampally Hyderabad The Station House Officer, WPS CCS DD PS, Hyderabad Diskict Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad [OUT] One CC to Sri Md Mukhtar Pasha, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri C Vijaya Shekar Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] Two CD Copies IAlong with the Copy of the Joint Memo of Compromise ] o J HIGH COURT DATED:1 010212025 ,: COMMON ORDER l.A. Nos. 3 and 4 ot 2O25 in / and CRLP.No.1048 of 2025 ( t ) ) Il \r HE STA-e 1so 2 3 APn 20ffi P z a t Og s pa.r Ct\ * ALLOWING THE CRLP AND l.A. Nos. 3 and 4 ot 2O2S .,{ 0\ C i IN THE IToN,BLE IIIGH coURT FoR THE STATE oF TETANGANA AT HYDERABAD CRL.P.NO. oF 2025 BETWEEN: Merugu Arun Jyothi @ Aruna, w/o-K Sai Prasad, d/o Merugu Subhaiah Krishna, aged about 33 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o 7-4-175, BSNL Stzrtf euarters, Bholakpur, Kavadiguda, ,. .:. ....Respondent No.2/ Defacto Complaitant AND The State of Telarigqna, Represented by public prosecutor, High Court through WpS, CCS, DD, at Hyderabad, TS., .)

1. K. Sai Prasad @ Iks,rla Sai prasad, s/o Late Kasula Krishna, aged about 43 years, Occ: Govt_ Employee in TS Transco, .Respondent No.1/ Complainant

2. Kasula Meena Kumari, w/o Ldte Kasula Krishna, aged about 69 years, Occ: Househoid, Rep by her son K. Sai prasad s/o Late Kasula Krishna, aged about 43 years, Occ: Govt. Employce in TS Transco, i.e., ihe petitioner no.1 @ Kasula Sai prasad, Both are R/o 6-2-400, Chintal Basthi, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. .....Petitioners/ Accused no. 1&2 JOIN'I MEMo _ That the petitioncrs and the respondent No. 2 have compromised the matter out of the court with the intervention of elders ;nd ;;[ wishers. In view of the compromise, they do not want to furlher proceed with the in CC No. 4O4O of 2022, pending on the iile of Hon,ble XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at-Hyderabad. : I , I l .l Respondent No.2 / { I D' Petitioner / Accused No. 1 (K. Sai ProrsoLd @Kasula Sai Prasad) p"titio,r"r, .*=.u HYr*ht tq. Meena Kurnari Rep bg her son K' Sai Prasad @Kasr.ila Sai Prasad) ACCUSED .1 & ITIONERS/ COI'NSEL FOR RESPONDENT NO. 2 Place: HYderabad. Dated: -Ol-2O25. ! I i I I