The High Court · 2025

Petition under Section 320 (6) of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to permit the complainant to compound the offence in SC.SPL.No. No. 148 of 2022 on the file of Hon'ble Spl. Sessions Judge for Trial of offences under SC/ST(POA) ACT, Nalgonda against the Petitioners/Accused in the interest of justice. l.A. NO: 2OF 2024 Petition under Section 320 (2) of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to record the compromise in the above criminal petition and quash the SC.SPL.No. No. 148 of 2022 on the file of Hon'bleSpl. Sessions Judge for Trial of offences under SC/ST(POA) ACT, Nalgonda, by compounding the offence in terms of compromise in the interest of justice . Crl.Petition No. 1696 of 2023 Between: chinthapandu Naveen xuma1.@ Teenmar Mallanna, s/o Bagayya aged about 3g years, Occ. Journalist Rio Plot No.3, 1st Floor, Nlrmg! Xuieb'r'Ueights, Uppaf, Medchal Malkajgiri AND ...PET|TIONER 1 Ihe State of Telangana, Represented by its principal Secretary Home Hyderabad. Chippalapally-Mahendranath,. Slo Bhaga.vatham, D-Repaka (Village), Addaguduru (Mandal), Yadadri Bhongir (Dist),TS. Petition under Section 482 of Cr p C praying that in the circum stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petition, the High court pleased toto quash the SC SPL|14B|Z12Z on the file of Honorable Sessions Court (for trial of SCs/STs (POA) Act cases) at Nalgonda. and pass stances may be Special ...RESPONDENTS l.A. NO: 1OF 2023 Petition under Section 482 of cr.p.c 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 sc spl/149/2022. on the file of Hon'ole special Sessions court (for trial of SCs/srs (poA) Act cases) at Nalgonda, including appearance of the petitioner. This Petition coming on for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petitron and upon hearing the arguments of Sri chikkudu Prabhakar, learned counsel representing sri A. Mahesh, Advocate for the Petitioner in crl.Petition and Respondent No.1 in I.A.Nos. 1 and 2 of 2024 smt. shalini saxena, learned counsel representing learned public prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 in crl.petition and Respondent No. 2 in l.A.Nos. 1 and 2 of 2024 and of Sri A. Manikanta, learned counsel representing sri Nkadi Venkatesh, Advocate for the Respondent No. 2 in crl.petition and petitioner in l.A.nos. 1 and 2 of 2024 The Court made the following Common Order : HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN I.A.Nos.l ard,2 of 2024 In /and CRIMINAL PETITION No.1696 of 2o23 COMMON ORDER: Heard Sri Chikkudu Prabhakar, learned counsel representing Sri A. Mahesh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt. Sha-lini Saxena, learned counsel representing learned Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No. 1 and Sri A. Manikanta, learned counsel representing Sri Nikadi Venkatesh, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

2. This Criminal Petition is frled.under Section 482 of Cr.P.C to quash the proceedings against tJle petitioner herein in SC SPL. No.148 of 2022 pending on the file of Special Sessions Court for trial of SCs/STs (POA) Act Cases at Nalgonda.

3. Petitioner herein is the sole accused in the present case. The offences alleged against the petitioner herein KI,J I.A.Nos.l and2 of 2024 in/and Crlp.No.l696 of 2023 2 are under Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code (for short T.P.CJ and Section 3 (1) (r) (u) of the SCs/STs (POA) Amendment Act, 2015.

4. During pendency of the present Crimina-l Petition, both the petitioner and respondent No.2 have settled disputes and entered joint Memo, dated 18.03.2024. In the joint Memo they have specifically stated that with the interference of the well wishers and elders olboth parties, they have settled the matter amicably out of the Court. Respondent No.2 intending to withdraw the said complaint. Therefore, they have filed I.A.Nos.l and 2 of 2024 seekrng to record the compromise and compound the offences

5. Considering the said fact, vide order, dated L3.O3.2O25, this Court directed both the petitioner and respondent No.2 to appear before the Secretar5r, Telangana High Court L,egal Services Committee for their identification. They have appeared before the Secreta4r, KL,J I.A.Nos.1 and2 of 2024 inland Crlp.No.1696 of 2023 3 High Court Legal Services Committee, who in turn hled a report, dated 22.03.2025. The same is placed on record. Considering the said aspects, I.A.Nos. I and 2 of 2024 are allowed.

6. This Criminal Petition is allowed ald the proceedings in SC SPL. No.148 of 2022 pending on the file of Special Sessions Court for trial of SCs/STs (POA) Act Cases at Nalgonda are quashed against the petitioner herein alone in terms of joint Memo, dated 18.03.2024. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the Criminal Petition shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/. V. HARI P DEPUTY R GI SAD R SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Special Sessions Court ( for trial SCs /STs ( POA) Act Cases at Nalgonda.

2.TheStationHouseofficer,AddagudurPoliceStation,Yadadri-Bhongir District.

3. Two CCs to Public Hyderabad. (OUT). 4. One CC to SRl. A to 5. One CC to SRl. N. W u rwo cD copies Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at . MAHESH, Advocate [OPUC] VENKATESH, Advocate [OPUC] ( ALONG WITH A COPY OF'JOIN'f MEMO OF COMPROMISI]) HIGH COURT DATED:0110412025 COMMON ORDER l.A. Nos. 1 AND 2 OF 2024 ln/and CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1696 OF 2023 I €r q J ? 2 h?fl ?125 Z o .r * D51,-r'r1, N I-t,OWING'I'I IE CRL.Pt]TII'ION ANI) I.A. NOS. I AND 2ob 2024 ( \ |n1 V k t; IN THE HIGH COURT.FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA I AT HYDERABAD I.A.No CRL.P.No. iN 1696 oF 2024 oF .2023 BETWEEN: Chippalapally Mahendranadh, S/c. Bhagavantham, Aged about 39 years, Occ: Business, R/o. D-Repaka. Addagudur, Telangana ... Petitioner/Respondent/ De-facto Complainant AND

1. Chinthapandu Naveen Kumar @ Teenmar Mallanna, S/o Bagayya aged about 39 years, Occ: Journalist R/o Plot No.3. 1't Floor, NIrmal Kuteer Heights, Uppal, Medchal Malkajg iri . . . Respondent/Petitioners/Accused .

2. The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana through Police Station: Addaguduru n ^-^^-,^^+ //-^ ... Respondent/Complainant JOI T MEMO FILE BY THE PETITIONERS AND DEFACTO.COMPLAINANT May it please your lordship, ' It is submitted that de-facto compiainant gave a 1. complaint before the Police Station: Addaguduru on 26-02-2021 and the police registered it as Crime.No. 2412021 for Offences Punishable uls 504, 506, 3(1)(r)(s) SC, ST POA ACT, 3(2)(Va)SC, ST POA ACT, 20i5 and took up the investigation. Later,.oh completion of the investigation they filed charge sheet. Then the file of Hon'ble Spl. Sessiorrs Judge for Trial of offences under SC/ST(POA) ACf, Nalgonda llon'ble, XV Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, has taken cognizance against the Petitioners/Accused and numbered as SC.SPL.No. No. 148 of 2022. Challenging the above the I y'r. Mil*dtz'r^adl" l i I l r l I i l 6 borh orf-ll.^tn: 'nt"tvention i,:: i|;;T:::,ash pertion ro quash Petitione, / Accused liied the abov, ..;;j; 2. I srbmit that w erders o[ ,rc 6i the we]l wishcrs and _ ,,'1.f^.nl:1,he or rhc c,r,,llnrl",lrT, marle_ amicabry our -- ''; ^- )dru reason.s, thc defacto complaina rt t.ame fo^ rhe accus j jffJ::ird.ro wirhdraw rhe compr:,nt ror which an Affidavit stating rhat they are ready to *,,nor.* ;;."-ltto uOor" .,r.,r-"r;;;e above said case. After coisidering all the quash rhe ,,".*o*rtn's Hon'ble Court mav h to,.,to.'ro. i;?"?t;ijt::t,J: rrre o[ Hon :iespt. 5q-5",1.. Judge for Trial or ofrr:nces undcr sc/sr(p;A)";'c; ,#:lt ra miry memre; ;;, li#ll;,.1[H[1jT r"r*ionr,rs and rhcir That petitioner e submit that,'n" .ii"" fl1''uooo tomplainant ,t t"nlo Jr, ;;J:tffiilll rhathis lon:rc.orr, ,n,lil.t" No. 148 * ,,i'J" ,,n" ?L'lll*':q to Quash the Sc.spl.No. Triat of off".."r- ;;":""-1,1"n'blespt. Sessions tudqe for compounding ,r" or-rpro",Lu;'rlJ,:ilr.:l "o.ri" or lusticc and rass rr.n "fliui': proper in ,n".,.,rio,:::"Ji;i":IJrders may deem nr and Hence, this Joir I Memo. Hyderabad DATE: t, s9sr(pon) ACr, Na, 'I ; -:,.,_ V(.8.2a24 $ Al**"n Petitioner/ Accused OL Respondent/ De-Fa cto Compiainant u ounsei for petition ^ Nl' Loun.sei for Respondr:nt \ \ I I J I J I i i I I i I