The High Court · 2025

2. Smt. Gayathri Chikoti, Wo Sunil, Aged about 29 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o H. No- 19-5479/86, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad; Telangana State ...RESPONDENT/De-facto COMPLAINANTS Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circuinstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Quash the proceedings against the Petitioners/ Accused No.1 to 3 in FIR No.39 of 2025 daled 17.02.2025 on the file of Bahadurpura Police station, Hyderabad, in the interest of justice. LA. NO: 4OF 2025 Smt. Gayathri Chikoti, Wo Sunil, Aged abou.t 2-9 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o H.No.19-5-479/86, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad, Telangana State PETITONER/RESPONDENT NO.2

1. Madhavi @ Bukka Madhavi, Wo Bukka Raja Lingam, Aged about 46 years, Occ. Housewrfe, R/o H.No 19-5-479/53/6, S.P. Nagar, Kishanbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana State 2 Raghava @ Bukka Raghavender, S/o Bukka Raja Lingam, Aged about 20 years, Occ. Student, R/o H No.19-5-47915316, S.P. Nagar, Kishanbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana State 3 Rajalingam @ Bukka Raja Lingam, S/o Bukka Shanker Lingam, Aged about 50 years, Occ Business, R/o H.No.19-547915316, S.P Nagar, Kishanbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana State Petitoners/Accoused No 'l To 3 in l.A No.3 and 4 of 2025 4 The State of Telangana, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad RespondenURespondent No.1 to in l.A No.3 and 4 ol 2025 Petition under Section 359(2) of Cr,P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grotrhds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to record the compromise statement and Quash the proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused No. 1 to 3 in FIR No.39 of 2025 dated 17.02.2025 on the file of Bahadurpura Police Station, Hyderabad, in the interest of justice. l.A. NO: 2OF 2025 Petition under Section 359(2) 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 including arrest of the Petitioner/ Accused No.1 in FIR No.39 of 2025 dated 17 02.2025 on the file of Bahadurpura Police Station, Hyderabad, pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Petition under Section 359(6) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to permit the Petitioner to compound the offences in FIR No-39 of 2O25 dated 17.02.2O25 on the file of Bahadurpura Police Station, Hyderabad. This Petitinn coming on for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri G BANDAIAH for the Petitioner and Mr Jitender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 1 State and MR P.Ganesh Learned Counsel for the respondent No.2/de-facto. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.3 AND 4 oF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITloN No.3189 OF 2025 COMMON ORD ER This criminar petition is fired under section slg of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ,BNSS, 2023,), seeking quashment of the proceedings in Crime No.39 of 2025 of Bahadurpura Police station, Hyderabad District, against the petitioners/accused Nos. 1 to3 2 The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 3 in the crime registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va) of the Schedured castes and Schedured rribes (prevention of Atrocities) Act, '1989 read with Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 3 Heard Mr.G.Bandaiah, rearned counser for the petitioners, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramaila, rearned Additionar pubric prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1_State and Mr.p.Ganesh, learned counsel for the respondent No.2ide_facfo complainant.

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, they moved l.A.Nos.3 and 4 o,i 2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the setueme/rf tt/ quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos..l to 3 in -Crime No.39 of 2O2S 2 Nrll rr I. ,1.\or. t otd I o/ 202 | in/ and (.)r/.P.No. ) t 89 01 2025 ,1

5. This Court vide order dated 05.03.2025 referred the parties to the High Court Legal Services Committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, has submitted report dated 13.03.2025 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 settlemenUcompromise.

6. I have considered the submissions of the learned counsel and perused the materials on record

7. Having considered the allegations, the charged offences 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. Sfafe of Punjab and anotherl and Anit Mishra y. State of IJ.P.2; Sfate of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.t52B of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice. ' zo12 (10) scc 303 'z 2024 rNSc 189 r 2019 (s) scc 688 3 r\"fR/ 1...1 Xot.) and I aJ 202t in/and (,tl.P.No.)189 oJ 20?; B. Accordingly, l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, all proceedings in Crime No.39 of 2O2S of Bahadurpura police Station, Hyderabad District, are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3. I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. /ffRUE COPY// SD/- MOHD. ISMAIL EPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To, 1 . The Special Judicial First Class Magistrate For ExciseJ B\d.qvobc"A ' 2. The Station House Officer, P.S-Bahadurpura,Hyderabad 3. One CC to SRl. G BANDAIAH Advocate [OPUC] 4 Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD Copies GSA/gh (Along with a copy ol'Joint Memorandum) \qr HIGH COURT DATED:1810312025 \ COMMON ORDER l.A NO S.3 AND 4 0F 2025 IN/AND GRLP.No.3189 of 2025 ,,..: ,/'i\ /j I .., :,J \r ii \.' c,- . ,,/,l DISPOSING OF THE r.A NOS.3 AND 4 0F 202s g.tdub &" 19 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD I.A.No CRL.P.No IN oF 2025 otr 2025 BETW EEN: I 2 J 1 2 Madhavi @ Bukka Madhavi W/o Bukka Raja Lingam' nn"j .uoit 46 years, Occ: I-lousewife' pio H.No. lg-5-479153l6' S'P' Nagar' Kishanbagh, Hyderabad, TElangana State Raghava @ Bukka Raghavender S/o Bukka Raja Lingam ' Aeed about 20 Years, Occ: Student' Rio H.No. lg-5'479 1 53/6' S'P' I'1aga1' Xi"t.,r.,Urgft. Hyderabad, Telangana State Raj alingam @ Bukka Raja Lingam S/o Bukka Shanker Ltngam' Ased about 50 Years, Occ: Business' R7o H.No.19-5 479153l6' S'P' Na$ar-' Xi"i',r.,U^gtt, Hyderabad, Telalgana State -' .....p""titioners/Accused No'1 to 3 . AND The State of Telartgana, Reo. bv the Public Prosecutor' High iourt at- HYderabad Smt. GaYathri Chikoti W/o Sunil' 29 Years, Occ: Flousewife' n".a "Uo"t Rjo H.No. lg 5-479186, BahadurPura' Hvderabad' ^ ""*^t:.:.F:Xpondent/ De-facto complainant JOINT MEMO 1 It is submitted ComPlaint dated that ResPondent No'2 lodged a 77 .O2.2025 before Bahadurpura Police the Petitioner herein' Station, HYde;abad' against r) a A..J- n )^a^^L,r*L e)a.md qc06D ( 6*.y077-', l 1 .t I ,l ,l l1:l ,l r1 2 J 20 whereas porice registel€dr ? case as FIR No.3g of 2025 dated 12.02.2025 fo. ihe offences U/ sec.3( I )(r)(s), 3(2)(va) SC ST PoA Act R/w 3(s) BNS against the Petitioner and shown them as Accused No. 1 It is submitted that after regrstering the above case the Respondent No.2 realiledithat the above complaint has been lodged due to misunderstarndings, assumptions arrd both, the parties decided to enter into accordingly t]re Respondent No.2 basrng on compromise, withdrawn the above case against thc petitioner. It is submitted that due to intervention of elders and well wishers tjre matter has been settled amicably between the parties, as such it is just and necessary to quash the above FIR ald to record the compromise statement between the petitioner and Respondent No.2. It is therefore prayed that this Hon,ble Court may be compromise _statement axd Petitioners/Accused pleased to record the Proceedings against the to 3 in FIR No.39 of 2O25 dated I7.O2.2O25 on the file of BaJradurpura Police Station, Hyderabad, in the interest of justice and pass l_,iG t1 Quash the No. 1 ) u 5*53 ,2r. ti=o o€ O (' ii. ,l ^a;k' 2l may deem frt and Proper in the ,fu t such other order or orders circumstances of the case' Hence, this Joint Memo e.5ro\ Petitioner 6\ o) No.1 I q Petitioner No ' 2 G- '$titoo Petitioner No'3 Counsel for tioner Courr""t fo! ResPon dent No'2 c 6*kt/:, ResPondent No'2 HYDERABAD ^- DATF,.2l'o2'2t:'zc n