The High Court · 2025

by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at HyoeraDao' ... ResPondenUComPlainant 2 KOWKUNTLA NIKITHA @ BOMMERLA NIKITHA'.W/o-Kowkuntla Raju' D/o t:d;l'l;;::-n?J, iiivdli':, oli''ii"'iii*it"' F/o H'No s--1-381' Loorv stand' "" --"'CetpondenUDefacto-Complainant Mahankali, sec-bad. Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the l/emorandu, oi Oio'nat of Criminal Petition' the High Court may ;;;l;;;";i";-rr.n1r," cc rlo ioosTot 2022 against the petitioners / A-1 to A- 3 pending on the file ot rion;Ur" XV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate' Hyderabad. t.A. NO:2OF 2O25 Petition under section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandu, ot Cio'nAt ot Criminat-petition' the High Court may be oleased to stav all trttn., p.tluoingi in tn".q 9 |9 10097 of 2022 pending H ffiiil; H;i/ur" xv noai[on"r Cnii L'oi"i"t Masistrate' Hvderabad' I.A. NO : 3 OF :2025 Petition under Section of BNSS praying that in th,:r circumstances stated in tr-re I\4emorandum of Grounds or criminai p-etition, ,re High-c;;;';;; be pleased to rermit the petitioners to rire tne coripr# se petiti,rn in view of the Compromise b etvveen the oarties in .on n""tion-*iin-in" C. O No.1 0097 ot 2022 pending on th€'f rr' of Hon'bre xv eaaitionur cni"tlrii"irr vragistr?te, Hyderabad. -359(2) l.A. NO:4 oF 2'.025 Between: KOWKUNTT_A NtK|THA /A BOMMERLA NIKITHA, Wo Kowkrnr a Raju, D/o B. on., 2r ,/]a's, otr, uorsu*ir",'nli'i.r..r"6:r:ib'i. Lon, s.aqd, rvtahankati, S::l[:i ...petitioner,Rerspondent No.2 AND

1. The Stakr of Telanoana, Through WpS, Begumpet, Hydera )a( Represented by its pubtrr: ,rosedutor, HignCourt aiHyO;;;Ij '-'! "ii'eii'.vvu

2. KOWKUNTLA RAJU,,S/o t-ar,e,Kowkun.a ^Jr, ;.",:";"":: :::: Businr-'ss t,o H.No.12_2_sosTOliis,' nrilrnagir :orouy,iudim2lkspuls, Mehd,patnr r. Hyderabad. 3. KOWKUT\ITI_A MAHALAKSHMT @ MAHALAKSHMT K, \A//o -ate Kowkunfla rs, oci' Ho'=u d6*iri-il i"i. rv" ri - o- zf iEir dI,' iln'"? 4. KOWKUN|TI_A AMRUTHA,^Wo- pallati Veera Kondalu, Age: 4.1 years. Occ: Housewife, R/o H.No 13-6j2sirsrrair]''r"E!5ai:i, N;;r- riiini,i r..i,i"iiJiilii, Shararlha N:rrra-. Asif nagar, Hyiera#d. "'-""""' 5,lH ?,3 ;li' r ii"vea ...Respondent No.2/Defact(; Complainant Petitior urder Section 359(6) of Cr.p.C R/w 528 of BNSS t,raying that in the circumstanc3s stated in tne Memorana* oi'cl-ornos of arirrinar petition, the High Court n.ay be oleased t" iu"oij in! Ouin,on"r. tr: compromise for quashing the crmrat case against Respond";i I t" 4 hereirr aid quash the proceedings agE,in s: the respondents No.2 to + I ""Jr."O No 1 lo 3 C.C, No. irttfflif;.jl?:fl,n on the rire or io"'oj" lV nooition:r *,Lilroi"ili This prstitio.r :oming on for hearing, upon perusing the; Ve,rorandum of ^ Grounds of Crint nal petition and upon hearing the argumen.s ,tf Mr. Khaja Arajuddin' Advocate for the petitioners and the-Mr. Jithender Frac, Veeramara, Additional Public, [)"6sscutor on behalf of the Respondent No.. and of Sri Mohammed Ghous;e pasha, Advocate for the nespontent ruo.2. The Court made 1:he following: COMMON ORDER I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l-A.Nos.3 AND 4 0F 202 ln/And CRIMINAL PETrf-ror.I No. 31 820F 2025 COMM ON ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS' 2023') seeking quashment of the proceedings in C'C' No'10097 of 2022' on the file of the Magistrate, Hyderabad' against the XV Additional Chief MetroPolitan petitioners.

2. The Petitioners are accused registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-4' 406 read with 34 of the lndian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 4 and 6 of the Nos.1 to 3 in the Calendar Case Dowry Prohibltion Act, 1961 ' 3. Heard Mr.Khaja Arajuddin, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.JithenderRaoVeeramalla,learnedAdditionalPublicProsecutor, representing the respondent No 1-State' 4. Pending this petition, the petitioners filed l'A'No'3 o'f 2025 seeking leaveofthecourttopermitthepetitionerstofilecompromisepetition'in view of the settlement between the parties and the respondent No'2 has filed l.A.No.4 ot 2O25with a prayer to record the compromise between the parties and to quash the proceedings against the petitioner Nos' 1 to, 3/accused Nos l to 3 in C.C'No 10 097 of 2022' t ''^:,-S, \ E'<P" 2 r\IR,]r t,t '.1'.\0. )182 o;[2025

5. This court vide order dated 05.03.2025 referred rhe petitioners to the High courr Legar Services committee for identificati:n of the parties and to verify 1:he voluntariness in arriving the setflement. I he secretary, High Co.r'1 l_egal Services Committee, has sLrbrnitted report dated 07-03.202rr; stating that the parties are identifred by fl-reir respective counser and zrrsc on verification of Aadhar cardsirdentitrr (;ard. ,no ,nu enquiries reveal lhat the parties have willful and without coerrcion entered into settlemen /compromise. 6 lhave :onsrdered the submissions of the learnerd counsel and perused the materials on record 7' Having c:onsidered the ailegations, the charged offe.c*ls, which are essentiafly matrimoniar and personar in nature and taking intr: account the amicabre setflorrent between the parties and to restore peace among them, in the light :f the dictums in Gian Singh v. Sfafe cf punjab and anotherl and Anit Mishra v. Sfafe of IJ.p.2; state of Madt.rya pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this court is of the consicler.-.d view that quashment '|)f rhe impugned proceedings in view of the s*tflement by exercising jr-rrisCir:tron under Section 482 Cr.p.C.l52B of B\lSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice. { 12012 (1o) scc 3o:j t 2oz< twSc tag 3 zors is; scc oaa f ( 3 NruR,/ Crt.P.No. 11 82 oJ 2025

8. Accordingly, lA'Nos 3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed' Consequently' all proceedings arising out of C'C'No 10097 of 2022' pending on the file of the XV Additional Chief Judicial ttlagistrate' Hyderabad' are hereby quashed against the petitioner Nos'1 to 3/accused Nos'1 to 3' ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' 9. Pending miscellaneous applications' if any' shall stand closed' //rRUE coPY// SD/. K. AMMAJI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR / sEcrAN oFFlcER To, District. -WpS, "e"g"p"i Police Station' Hvderabad

1. The XV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate' Hyderabad 2. The Station House Otticli a i*o Cct to the Public Prosecutor' High Court for the State of Telangana . at Hyderabad. [OUT] +. b..ne'Cc to tvlr. Khaia Araiuddin Advocate [OPUC] 5. .One CC to Sri Mohamm"d Gho'"" Pasha Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD CoPies (Along with a Copy of Joint Memo of Compromise) kam/DL HIGH COURT DATED:1 110312025 COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 ln/And CRLP.No.3182 of 2OZS ( 2 1 r,ill ?0 5 a 1i,., 'ri.!c s ; 'a1c.',t.9 \.__13;:2 , ,rz ,/ BOTH l,As ARE ALLOWED DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION E 44 -f /5 ,'! i l I I I I IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FORTHE STATE OF TEIINGANA I.A NO: of 2025 1 In CRL.P.NO LWL of 2025 Between:-

1. KOWKUNTLARAJU, S/o Late Kowkuntla Krishna, Age: 36 Years, Occ : Business, do H.ruo. 12-2-565 lbl t | 5, Amarnagar.colony, Gudimalkapura, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad

2. KOWKUNTLA MAHALAKSHMI @ MAHALAKSHMI IC Wo Late Kowkuntla Krishna, Age: 59Yea19, Occ : Housewife, ny,i H.Nd. fi-6-25tt5l14la, Jaffar guca colony, Hyderabad. S,,KOWKUNTLAAMRUTH& Wo'Pallati veera Kondalu, ;Age::41'.years, Occ:.:i Housewife,' n/o H.No. l3-6-25U51 t4la, Talagadcla, rullr'ptohini function hall,'sharadha Nagar, Asif nagar' Hyderabad' '....Petitioners/Accused No' 1'2 & 3' AND

1. The State ofTelangana, Through WPS, BegumPet, Hyderabad Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at HYderabad .....ResPondent / ComPlainant

2. KOWKUNTIA NIKTTHA @ BOMMERLA NIKITHA' Wo Kowkuntla Raju, D/o B. Srinivas Age: 28 Years, Occ : Housewife, nio H.ru,i. 5-1-381, Loory stand, Mahankali, sec-bacl' ... Respondent/Defacto-Complainant Contd"'Pl2 /tzil , NDUM OF JOINT.CO PROM ISE MEMO FI LHD BY THE PARTIES 1. It is submitted that, this quash petition is filed praying this; r-ron,ble couft to quash the cc No, 1tr097 of 2022 againbt'the petitioners / A-1 to A 3 lrending on the file of Hon'ble XV AdJitirnal chief Judicial Magistrate, Hyderabad ,n w rich petitioners :titioner anC re,;pondent No.2 were married on 2(t-1'-2015 at at padmashali Bhavan Marredpally sec-Bad l, in accordance with llinclu Rights and customs. The marriage was an arranged marriage and the marriagr: ra'a:; consummated and blessed with 1 dauqhter out of the . wedlock.

2. whereas the rnarriage, due to some mis-understa ndin g disputes arose between the petitionr:r No.l / A-1 and Respondent No. 2 herein ard now both of them decided take mutual divorce and executed MOU dated :23.02.20.15.

3.) The respondert I\o,2 has filed a criminal complaint bearing F.I.ri. No. 151 of 2022 dated: 12.11..10.22. the said FIR is registered for the offercr,rs punishable under section. 498(A), ,106 rle 34 of IpC & Sec 4 & 6 of D,p Ar:t, and after completing investicatir>n r:harge sheet was filed against all the petitionerrs/A-1 to A-3 herein and numberec as c.c. No. 10097 of 2022 and cognizance r,vas taken for the offence punishabler t]/sec 498(A), 406 rlw 34 of Ipc & sec 4 & 6 o., D.p Act., by the Hon'bre XV Additionar chief judiciar Magistratei Hyderabad against the petitioners/A-1 to A-3. Contd...P/3 t/311.

4. That the petitioners submit that as the disputes that arose between the petitioners and the respondent No. 2 is resolved, respondent No.2 doesn't want to continue the criminal proceedings as such the present quash petition is fited by the partiesprayingthisHon,blecourttoquashtheC.C.No.lo0gTof2o22pending ,i onthefileofHon'ble)0/AdditionalChiefjudicialMagistrate,Hyderabad' It is submitted that, in view of the above submissions this Hon'ble couft may be pleased to quash the C.C. No. 10097 of 2022 pending on the file of Hon'ble XVAdditionalChiefjudicialMagistrate,Hyderabadandtopasssuchotherorderor orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice' for which the respondent No.2 has no objection' Date; 01-03-2025. Place: Hyderabad. Counsel fo petitioners. lCoun spondent No.2 v* V Petitioner No.1 /A-1 o * #u$r Petitioner No.2 /A-2 .\*<&--.- Petitioner No.3 /A-3 o0w Respondent No:2/ Defacto comPlainant