The High Court · 2025

1. The State of Telangana, Rep., by its Public Prosecutor, High court for the state of Telangana. ...Respondent

2. Pallepati Nidhitha, Wo. C. Ranlith, Aged About. 26 years, Occ. Software Employee,R/o. Flat No, 402, BKM Apartment, Beside Sathysai Mandir, Gadwal-509'125. 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 against the Petitioners/ accused No. 1 to 5 ...RespondenUDe-Facto Complainant in C.C. No. 528 of 2023 on the file of the Learned 1st Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Gadwal in view of the MOU dated 27 .O1 .2025 entered between the parties. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 BETWEEN: Pallepati Nidhitha, Wo. C. Raniith, Aged About. 26 years, Occ. Software Employee,R/o Flat No, 402, BKM Apartment, Beside Sathysai Mandir, Gadwal-509125 ...Petitioner/RespondenUDe-Facto Complainant in lA.Nos.2 & 3 of 2025 AND '1 . The State of Telangana, Rep., by its Public Prosecutor, High court for the State of Telangana. .. .Respondent in lA.Nos.2 & 3 of 2025 in lA.Nos.2 & 3 ot 2025

2. Chennarapu Ranjith, S/o. C. Ashok, Aget. 31 Years, Occ. Software Employee, R/o. H. No. 4-106, Bhageeratha Colony, Road No. 7, lvlahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District.

3. Chennarapu Sujatha, Wo. C. Ashok, Aget. 53 Years, Occ. Housewife, R/o. H.No.4-106, Bhageeratha Colony, Road No.7, Mahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District.

4. Chennarapu Ashok, Sio. Ch. Ramulu, Aget. 62 Years, Occ. Business, R/o. H.No.4-106, Bhageeratha. Colony, Road No.7, Mahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District.

5. Chennarapu Rohith, S/o. Ashok, Aget.36 Years, Occ. Doctor, Rio. H.No.B-1- 21120, Kishan Kumar, Road No.7, Mahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District.

6. Chennarapu Akhila, C. Rohith, Aget.30 years Occ. Housewife, Rio. H. No.4- 106. Bhageeratha Colony, Road No.7, Mahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District. ...Respondents/Petitioner/Accused No.1 to 5 in lA.Nos.2 & 3 of 2O25 Petition under Section 359 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 Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 5 and Respondent No. 2 to compound the offences in C.C. No. 528 ol 2023 on the file of the Learned 1st Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Gadwal. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Petition under Section 532 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to take the affidavit on record and to record compromise entered between the parties i.e. Accused No. 1 to 5 with the complainant in C.C-No 528 of 2023 on the file of the Learned 1st Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Gadwal. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri T.Bala Mohan Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri V.Vinay Kumar, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI LA.Nos.2 AND 3 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION No.2852 OF 2025 COMMON ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS. 2023'), seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C No.52B of 2023, on the file of the learned I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Gadwal

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 5 in the Calendar Case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-4 of the lndian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

3. Heard lt/lr.T.Bala lVlohan Reddy and Mr.Rajashekhar Reddy Mallu, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr.V.Vinay Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent No.2lde-facto compla inant

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, they moved l.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2025 with the prayer to \ \ permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to I I i I i 2

1.,,1.N0,.2 ttnd ) of Z02i h/antl Lr/.P.No.28 52 of 2025 quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to5in C.C.No.528 of 2023

5. This Court vide order daled 27.02.2025 referred the parties to the High court Legar services committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the set,ement. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services committee, has submitted report dated 13.03.2025 stating that the parties were identified by their respective counser and arso on verification of Aadhar cards/rdentity cards and the enquiries reveared that the parties have wiilfuily and without coercion entered into settlement/comprom ise. 6 I have considered the submissions.of the learned counsel and perused the materials on record 7' Having considered the aregations, the charged offences, which are essentia'y matrimoniar and inter-personar in nature and taking into account the amicabre set,ement between the parties and to restore peace among them, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and anothert and Anit Mishra y. Sfate of lJ.p.2; Stafe of Madhya pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Court is of the view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of ,considered 2012 (10) scc 303 2024 INSC 189 2019 (s) scc 688 I I -J NTI( / [.,7.1"r,, 2 ,tttd ) of202i in/dnd (.t1.l>.\0 2t i2 of2025 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.2 and 3 of 2025 are allowed Consequently' all proceedings in C C. No 528 ot 2023' on the file of the learned I Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate' Gadwal' are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos l to 5' 9 ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' Pending miscellaneous applications' if any' shall stand closed //TRUE COPY//. SD/. T. JAYASREE EPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To, The 1't Addtinal Judicial First Class Magistrate at Gadwal' Jogulamba Gadwal ?Lt'!t,,"" House officer, Gadwal Town Police Station' Jogulamba Gadwal District. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hvderabad [OUT] ijl,"""bCiJ Sii i 'Bata Mohan Reddv, Advocate [oPUC] 5.# d; iJ 3ii vVinrv Kumar' Advocate [oPUC] . Two CD CoPies 1 2 3 4 5 6 NVB/gh Along with a copy of Joint Memo of Compromise HIGH COURT DATED:1810312025 -i4 , ./,{\ i I 2I JUI- 206 . ii COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2O25 ln/and CRLP.No.2852 of 2025 4 / ,'5 v / DISPOSING OF THE CRLP AND ALLOWING THE lA.Nos.2&3OF2025 ;/' (1 MEMORANDUM OF CRIMINAL MISC. PETITION UNDER SECTION 532 BNSS IN TI{E HIGH COURT FOR TIIE STATE OF TELANGANA AT: }IYDERABAD I.A.NO. oF 2025 IN CRL.P. NO. oF 2025 BETWEEN: 1 2 J 4 5 Chennarapu Ranjith, S/o. C. Ashok, Aget: 31 Years, Occ: Software EmPloYee, R/o. H. No. 4-106, Bhageeratha Colony, Road No. 7, Mahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District. Chennarapu Sujatha, Wo. C. Ar;hok, Aget: 53 Years, Occ: Housewife, R/o. H. No. 4-106, Bhageeratha Colony, Road No. 7, Mahabubnagar Torvn, Mahbubnagar District. ChennarapuAshok, S/o. Ch. Ramulu, Aget: 62 Years, Occ: Business, R/o. H. No. 4-106, Bhageeratha Colony, Road No. 7, Mahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District. Chennarapu Rohith, S/o. Ashok, Aget: 36 Years, Occ: Doctor, R/o. H. No. 8-1-21120, Kishan l(umaq RoadNo. 7, Mahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District. ChennarapuAkhila, Wo. C. Rohith, Aget: 30 Years, Qcc: Housewife, R/o. H. No. 4-106, Bhageeratha Colony, Road No. 7, Mahabubnagar Town, Mahbubnagar District. ...PETITIONERS/ ACCUSED No. 1 to 5 AND 1 2 The State of Telangana, Rep., by its Public Prosecutor, High courl for the state ofTelangana Pallepati Nidhitha, Wo. C. Ranjith, Aged About: 26 years, Occ: Software Employee, R/o: Flat No, 402, BKM AParhnent, Beside Sathysai Mandir, Gadwal-509 1 25. ..RESPONDENT . . . RESPONDENT/ DE_FACTO COMPLAINANT " JOINTMEMO The present criminal petition to quash the proceedings against the Petitioners/Accusecl No. t to 5 in C.C. No. 528 of 2023 ot the fi1e of the Learnecl l't Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, at Gadwal, for the offences punishable under sections 498-4 of I.P.C. and 3 and 4 of D'P' Act' During the pendency of the aforementioned criminal case, the issues have been settled amicably, between the parties and agreed to close all the cases pending between them and have executed a MOU dated2l .01.2025. That the Petitioners and Respondent No. 2 seek the leave of this Hon'ble court to record the compromise arrived at between them and quash the proceedings irl the aforementioned criminal case, It is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to take this joint memo on record and may be pleased to quash the proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused No. 1 to 5 in C.C. No. 528 of 2023 on the file of the Learned 1" Additional Judicial First-Class Magistrate, at Gadwaland pass such other order or orders as this I{on'ble Courl deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Accused No. 1 Accused No. 2 C. Sqaqi\-q Accused No. 3 Accused No. 4 vr$ Accused No. 5 Hd,*!,, .,.- >L Counsel foY petrtloners oATE:25b.2025 PLACE: IIYDERABAD .t'.)r&$d ? Complaiqant Counsel for spondent No. 2