The High Court · 2025

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2. Mr V. Swamy, S/o Narsaiah, Aged a 1 -3-62161 I 1, Bhagyalakshmi Nagar, b ut 50 years, Occ. Business, R/o H.No vadiguda, Hyderabad ...Respondents/Complainant lA NO: 3 OF 2025: Petition under Section 528 of BN stated in the affidavit filed in support of pleased to suspend Judgment dated 03-0 6612022 passed by the Court of the Spe S.Cs S.Ts (POA) Act-Cum-Vl additio consequently suspending the Judgment 100482 of 2018 passed by the Court of Additional, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, S praying that in the circumstances the petition, the High Court may be -2024 passed in Criminal Appeal No al Judge For Trial of Offences under al Sessions Judge Secunderabad ated 21-02-2022 passed in C.C No. the XVI Additional Judge cum - XX t Secunderabad. .i---V IA NO: 4 OF 2025: Between: Mr V. Swamy, S/o Narsaiah, Aged about 50 years, Occ. Business, R/o H.No. 1-3-6216111, Bhagyalakshmi Nagar, Kavadigirda, Hyderabad ...Petitioner/De-facto Complainant in l.A No.4 and 5 AND 1 2 The State of Telangana, Rept., by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad. Mr Rohit Kumar Agarwal, S/o.Suresh Agarwal, Aged about 31 years, Occ_ Business, R/o H.No.16-4-43, Bholakp-ur, Near- Musheerabad X 'Road, Hyderabad. ...Respondents/Accused in l.A No.4 and 5 Petition under Section '147 Nt ACT R/w 359 (2) BNSS 2O23 Rtw S2B BNSS 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to compound the offence under Section '138 Nl Act in consequence to the Judgment dated 03- 09-2024 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 6612022 passed by the Court OF THE HON'BLE SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TRTAL OF OFFENCES UNDER SCs & STs POA ACT CUM VI ADDL., SESSIONS JUDGE SECUNDERABAD consequentially quash judgment dated 21-02-2022 passed in C.C No 1OO4B2 of 2018 passed by the Court of the XVI ADM, JUDGE CUM XX ADDL CHTEF METROIPORIPLIAN MAGISTRATE AT SECUNDERABAD in tieu of compounding the offence under Section 138 Nl Act on the terms of compromise entered between the parties in interest of justice. lA NO: 5 OF 2025: Petition under Section 528 BNSS 2023 Rlw section 147 Nl Act R/w 359 (6) BNSS 2023 praying that rn the circumstances stated rn the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to Record the compromise in Crl.RC.No.191 of 2025 to compounding offence in Section 138 Nl Act in interest of ju stice. Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri Mir Mukarram Ali Counsel for the Respondent No.1 Prosecutor : Mr.Jithender Rao, Additional Public Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : Ms.Neetha Kumari.R The Court made the following :COMMON ORDER ,-a.?{>7 ..i8:e. -7/ 71J/ // ,/ ,,,,, THE HONOURABLE SRIJ STICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.4 AND oF 202 In/An CRIMINAL REVISION CA E No.191 OF 2025 COMMON ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case is filed under Sections 438 & 442 read with Section 528 of Bharatiya agarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS, 2023'), assailing th judgment dated 03.09.2024 in Criminal Appeal No.66 of 2022 on the file of the learned Special Judge for Trial of Offences under SCs & S s (POA) Act-cum-Vl Additional Sessions Judge, Secunderabad, whe eby the Judgment of conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable lnstrument Act, 1BB1 (for short 'N.l.Act') and sentence daled 21 .02 022 in C.C.NojOO4B2 of 2018 passed by the learned XVI Additional Judge-cum-XX Additional Chief lVletropolitan Magistrate, Secunderaba , has been affirmed. 2. Heard [VIr.[r/ir [Vlukarram Ali, I arned counsel for the revision petitioner, Mr.Jithender Rao Veera alla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respon ent No. 1 -State and Ms. Neetha Kumari R, learned counsel for the respondent No.2lde-facto complainant

3. During pendency of the Crimi al Revision Case, resPondent 'lhe de-facto comPlainant') has- No.2lde-f acto complainant (for short filed lnterlocutory Applications vide I Nos.4 and 5 of 2025 seeking 2 NrR,/ L ].it,rt.t..l ud 5 of 2025 infand (.r/.kC) a19Iof?025 permission to compound the offence punishable under Section 138 of N.l.Act, and to record the compromise between the respondent No.2lde-facto complainant and the revision petitioner/accused (for short 'the accused').

4. This Court vide otde-r daled 12.03.2025 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 19.O3.ZOZ1 stating that the parties are identified by their respective counsel and also on verification of Aadhar Cards/ldentity Cards and the enquiries reveal that the parties have willful and without coercion entered into settlemenVcom prom ise

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

6. Having considered the allegations, the charged offence, which is essentially inter-personal in nature and taking into account the amicable settlemerit between the parties and to restore peace among them, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v. State of punjab and anotherl and Anit Mishra y. State of lJ.p.2; State of Madhya ' 2012 (10) SCC 303 'z 2024 INSC 189 I I i l I ; I I I I I w.t I ') Nr&/ 1..1.Na.,:-l anl i oi 2025 it/ dn'l (.r/.IlL.\0.1 l I oJ' 2025 Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and thers3, this Court is of the considered view that quashment of th impugned proceedings in view of the settlement by exercising j risdiction under Section 482 Cr P.C.l528 of BNSS, 2023, would be i the interest of justice T Accordingly, l.A Nos.4 and 5 f 2025 are allowed and the conviction recorded under Section 13 of N.l.Act, against the revision petitioner/accused ylde order dated 2 02.2022 in C.C No.1004B2 o'f 2018 on the file of the learned XVI Addi ional Judge-cum-XX Additional Chief Metropolitan [Vlagistrate, Secun erabad, is set aside as the offence is compounded by the deJacto mplainant. The bail bonds of the revision petitioner/accused shall sta d cancelled B. ln the above terms, the Criminal evision Case is disposed of Pending miscellaneous applicat ons, if any, in this Criminal Revision Case shall stand closed /,TRUE CO il Sd/- N. SRIHARI D PUTY REGISTRAR ECTION OFFICER S.Ts (POA) Act-Cum- To, 1 2 The Special Judge Vl additional Sessi XVI Additional Jud at Secunderabad. f o o n I ud e Secu n e abad ot T a F J o n S s e cu m XX Ad d d t s under S nal, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate' dvocate [OPUC] 3 One CC to SRI MIR MUKARRAM ALI' 4. One CC to Ms.Neetha Kumari R' Advo 5. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor' High Court for the State of Telangana at 6. Two CD CoPies HYderabad [OUT] te [OPUC] Svs/PSL (Along with a coPY of Joint Memo) HIGH COURT DATED:2610312025 * 3i ,/"1 . r.." 13 ttlBM t,) ,\ ,+ ,,) r APATC!\\: ^d,,( i' ?_ a,) COMMON ORDER r.A NO.4 AND 5 0F 2025 IN/AND CRLRC.No.191 of 2025 ALLOWING THE I.A NO.4 AND 5 OF 2025 IN/AND DISPOSING OF THE CRLRC I r I I I I I i i I I i j I I I I I i I I I i i i I l I I i 1 I 1 I l ffi.-Y'/ HIGH COURT FOR THE ST AT HYDE Cr.L R.C No tql E OF TELANGANA AD oF 202.5 BETWEEN:- Mr V. SrvamY S/o Narsaiah, Ascd ehuut 50 rcars, Occ: Businc:;s' 87,, U.ltr. 1'3-6)l6l / l, Bhagyalakshmi Kavadiguda, LlYderabad' . . Petiti agar, ner / Dc:-lacto ComPlainan t I 2 The Stale o['ii:laL'rgana, rcp', t-ry its Public Prosccutor, Fligh Coui:t, Hydt: AND N1r Rohit liurnar Agarwal, S/ c Sures c a r S ge a ou L A 3 H N R t-\ ear tvl L-I S e e r i.l a x d h o C C k I3 o ah d R t- SIn p r I v 4 4 b d o ) 6 C S S o r e l 1 Agars'al, d Rcspondenls/ Accused JO INT MEMO May it plcase Your Lordsh iP! 'lhis is ro bring lo the krnd noLice of this herein has tilcd C C No 1O0482 ot 20 18 ToLr'blc Court thaL Pel it roner ncl sanrc u'as allorr'ed on 21 O2-2O22. That a Criminal APPeal prelerrcd and same was dismisscd on 03-O9-2024 confirmir-rg the thal rcspondent No.2 was directed to un a period of 2 months and also sentenced ider of 'l'rial Court. I sr-rbmit rgo simPle imPrisonmcnt for o pay fine of Rs 2, 1 5,000 / That both the Partics Pursuant to J passed in Crl.A No 66 of 2022 amrc"tbly dgmcnt Dated 03-O9-2024 reed to settle the matter bY intervenLion of lamily friends and elder of compromise and by jointly approac and cntcred memorandum ing Lhrs I1on'ble Court ro v I I I I i I compound lhc o1l_e r rc t ttn't TRIAI- oF oF ffi:; il;, :'j,l:'j: :ij:;,-::,,,, ::::"" ";;, & S.Ts il,()A) n."'*u vI ADr)1, .;^t..*-"ffi; sFrcrJNDtrRA,,n,,,,,,.,.j.l.uM ff: ;;;":;r.ir:^"J..il. x,",,:: ,.; J:::,::,::.::l,-,;:^,i:,:,.""J":", alg NI Ar r o. ths ,"rl' entcrcri be l*r r., Ll). r):rf[]cs i, jnlt:r.sr ,r, i,,..,,, utcrrlioned cas, (.), ilr. r. '1lls'ice thc abovr: ,-rnS,,r),lr,,r,clitj,,t,. MEIR.I'OLIfAN r:,ntpolr,cJi.g conrPromis,: Lhc rn( n,j J ,. t Lr.lr11.. l. 'l'hat pe trlrorrr:r hzrs ) I() l'J\ srinr (,r R punishar ,. ,,".,,,,i'.',l[]::i'l:iffi ro corrrp.,,nd thc orrence 'lhat Rt-s ,r,rd,.rrl N,, ) (Rupces 'a,r. i"un" *"".,|:'. ' a hn in .r ,, ,,,,1 ,,.-: ]ff;;i*;";;; ,,', ::: 3t;t.tt r, ,?:::.:::: 1 I _liT.,lir,... l'hat both llrc parl ics r <:t'ttercd intt; this tr',n,,.,,::]]^ ge t thc sarn. i.corcrc.., ;:-'"" thcrr lrec will a.c] .,nsent have rrnd shall coope rat(' Coch othcr to lo IlJe corr ri;rorlise Irr.tition belore rore Lhc ,r"r,0," 3

5. 'I'har bcth other in wh civil or'crim tlrt partics shall rtr;l ha, :r rs.Jcver ntitllncr ;n ruLuau irr;rr casc ,,,,,,,r", ;;.;;;' "."r.'ert any claim llgainst each and they r\',rr nor rile any 'ter rrr lhis rcg; l rd. e s,-.-"21 /.Y I t /,t' I P O n 0t t o ncr a 1 ht e t c o h S e C t L) n n t. n o d S p t r n1 S I nd (lo ht o t c h I e o Ct o l-] icnCc t.1 n cr S S 2 B N 2,5r I S o d 11 I '2. c a h av e a m 1t o n S 2 d Ct C A I 47 N 3 8 N S e C t t) n a1'ccl bi:forc t-his llon'ble nncl condition oI lhis '.loilr 'llterclort: it ts Pr record thc terms compromise in accord:rn<:e to law S t.zrncl s vcrificcl r>n thLs l1r:nco tltis mcmo trt HYCIcrtrb'ld ' l), se[ticd the rnatter 1n ned supra agreed to gct mpouncled bY invol<ing Act or-irt to may be Ple'lse to - iVI e rno and Permtt trs to ,J1", of MARCH 2025 1)lacc: I l1 clerrtlr"ri lJale: -O3-2O2r Coun scl ftlr Pt:[.ltirlnc Counsci tor l?cs Pondt:nL \ ( Mr V. Svva mY) PETITIOi''iER i N{r Rohit Kumar Agarrva .RESPONDENT r) t i I I F I \l t: 1l ,i1 ll, : I I I iil! t:I t 1 i