The High Court · 2025

Dr. Vuyyala Priyadarshini, W/o. Sri. Ragala Venkata Vishwa Teja, Aged aboul.27 Years, Occ. Service R/o. H.No. 37, Saket Village, Nikhila Colony Dammaiguda Road, ECIL Hyderabad. ...Respondents/Complainants 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 proceedings in c.c. No. s996 of 2ozz oi the fire of the XV- Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at Hyderabad U/s. 498_A, 406, 509 lPC, section 4 and 6 of DP Act which is pending against the petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 5. l.A. NO: 2OF 2025 Petition under section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminar petition, the High court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in c.c. No. 5996 ot 2022 on the file of file of XV Additional Chief Metropotitan Magistrate, Hyderabad U/ s. 498_4, 406, 509 lPC, Section 4 & 6 of Dp Act which is pending igainst the petitioners/Accused Nos 1 to_s including appearance of the petitioners pending disposal of the above Criminal Petition. l.A. NO: 4 OF 2o25 BETWEEN: Dr. Vuyyala Priyadarshini, Wo. Sri. Ragala Venkata Vishwa Teja, Aged about. 27 Years, Occ. Service R/o. H.No. 37, Saket Vi age, Nikhila Colony Dairmaiguda Road, ECIL Hyderabad ... Petitioner/Respondent No.2/De-facto comprainant in IA.Nos.4 & s ot 2025

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its public prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad. AND ...RespondenURespondent No.1 in lA.Nos.4 & 5 ot 2O2S J Aged about. 32 44, Joyner Ct, G.P.A. Holder S7Years, Occ. Officers Colony 2 9ri. Ragala Venkata Vishwa Teja, S/o. Ragala Chandra Babu, Years, Occ. Software Microsbfi Compa]ny nyo. US H.frfo Lawence Square village NEW JERSV Aeo. -01 lin.R._Chandra Babu. S/o. Late Venkateswarlu, Aoeci about Govt Employee Rt/o. Flat No. 109, Royal pavilion A-partments Ameerpet, Hyderabad. Sri. R. Chandra Babu, S/o. Late Venkateswarlu, Aged about. S7years, Occ. Govt Emptoyee, R/o. Ftat No. tos, novaiFaviiioi n"pii.ilns onicers ioloni Ameerpet, Hyderabad. Smt. R. Manoja, Wo. Sri. R. Chandra Babu, Aged about.55 years, Occ. SBt General Manbger, Rl/o. Frat No. t os, Roi,aiFaviiio"ri'npartments officers Colony Ameerp-et, Hyderabad. Sri. Vineetha Chandra. D/o Pvt Employee, R/o. Flat No Ameerpet, Hyderabad. R Chandra Babu, Aged about. 2g years, Occ. 109. Royal Pavilion Apartments Officers iolony 4 :-'_ r ,. .,:.

6. Sri. Vanagundhi Praveen, S/o V Kumaraswamy, Aged aboul. Years, Occ. Software,- Rl/o. Flat No. 109, Royal Pavilion Apartments Officers Colony Ameerpet, Hyderabad. ^47 ...Respondents /Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 5 in lA.Nos.4 & 5 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 file the Compromise Petition in C.C. No. 5996 of 2O22 on the file of XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. t.A. NO: 5 OF 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 record the compromise between Petitioner herein/ Respondent No.2 and Respondents 2 to 6 herein/ Petitioners and Quash the proceedings in C.C No. 5996 of 2022 on the file of XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Jeeripothula Srinivas and Ms. N Aishwarya, Advocates for the Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent No.1 and Sri Brahma Krishna Cherukuri and Sri R Sanjay, Advocates for the Respondent No.2. The Gourt made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.4 AND 5 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION No.3812 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.5996 of 2022, on the file of the learned XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad.

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 5 in the Calendar Case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-,4, 406, 509 of the lndian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

3. Heard Mr.J.Srinivas and Ms.N.Aishwarya, learned counsel for the petitioners, ft/lr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.'1-State and Mr.Brahma Krishna Cherukuri and Mr.R.Sanjay, learned counsel for the respondent No.2l de-facto complainant

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, they moved l.A.Nos.4 and 5 of 2025 with the prayer to .permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to I I I 2 NrR,/ I.A.Not.4 atd 5 of 2025 in/and Cr/I.Na3812 of 2025 quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to5in C.C.No.5996 of ZO22 5' This court vide order dared 17.03-2025 referred the parties to the High court Legar services committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the setflement. The secretary, High court Legar Services Committee, has submitted report dated 24.03.2025 stating that the parties were identified by their respective counser and also on verification of Aadhar cards/rdentity cards and the enquiries reveared that the parties have wiilfulry 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, 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. Sfafe of Punjab and anothert and Anil Mishra v. State of U.p.2; Sfate of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Court is of the consider ed view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of | 2012 (10) scc 303 ' 2024 INSC 189 ' zots 1s; scc oae \ \ L 3 A"r-&/ I.A.Not.4 ad 5 of 2025 in/and Cr/.P.No.)8/ 2 oJ 2025 the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr-P.C.1528 of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice.

8. Accordingly, l.A.Nos.4 and 5 of 2025 are allOwed. Consequently, all proceedings in C.C No. 5996 of 2022, on the file of the learned XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 5.

9. ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed \ To, //TRUE COPY// Sd/. MOHD. ISMAIL DEPUry RE9ISTRAR SECTION O EFICER t

1. The XV Additional Chief Metropolitan tVlagistrate, at Hyderabad 2. The station House Officer, Women police Station Begumpet, Hyderabad 3. Two CCs to the public prosecutor, High Court for th;Staie of Telangana at 4. The Secretary High court Legar services committee, High court for the State Hyderabad (OUT) of Telangana at Hyderabad ! lne CC to Sri Jeeripothula Srinivas, Advocate [OpUC] 6. One CC to Ms. N Aishwarya, Advocate [OpUCj 7. One CC to Sri Brahma Krishna Cherukuri, Advbcate [OpUC] 8. One CC to Sri R Sanjay, Advocate [OpUC] 9. Two CD Copies ADK,/i<am Along with a copy of Joint Memo of Compromise r:a..': (^: HIGH COURT DATED:01 tO4t2O2S I i COMMON ORDER /, l.A.Nos.4 and 5 of 2OZS , ln/and CRLP.No.3B12 of 2025 ---=::\. , ,': i. .:

1.. .$ .\ s" ..,' '2' a),!l 1 I I F..(Q -.) rr.\ lt\ r+ D.ISPOSING OF TH.E CRLP AND ALLOWING THE lA.NOs.4&5OF2025 I ( ) I IN THE HONtsLE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT: }IYDERABAD I.A No. oF 2025 c,t.e.NflffSoF 2o2s Betweer:

1. Sri. Ragala Venkata Vishwa Teja, S/o. Ragala Chandra Babu Occ: Software Microsoft ComPanY Aged about: 32 Years' R/o. US H.No.44, JoYner Ct, l,awrence Square village NEW JERSY Rep. bY his G'P.A. Holder sri n.'ctt""ara Babu, S/o' Late Venkatachalam Aged about: S7Years, Occ: Govt Employee R7o. FIat No. 109, RoYal Pavilion Apartments Ofhcers ColonY AmeerPet, HYderabad

2. Sri. R. Chandra Babu, S/o' Late Venkateswarlu Aged about:57Years, Occ: Govt Employee Rlo. Flat No. 1O9, RoYal Pavilion Apartments Officers ColonY AmeerPet, HYderabad L

3. Smt. R. Manoja, W/o' Sri' R' Chandra Babu - ng"a about: 55 Years, Occ: SBI General Manager R/o. Flat No. 109, Royal Pavilion Apartments Officers Colony AmeerPet, HYderabad

4. Sri. Vineetha Chandra, D/o' R' Chandra Babu Aged about: 28 Years, Occ: Pv--t Employee RJo. Flat No. 109, RoYal Pavilion ADartments Officers ColonY AmeerPet, HYderabad

5. Sri. Vanagundhi Praveen sloV ttu"mf{'C**7t Aped about: 47 Yexs, Occ: Software n7o. Flat No. 1O9, RoYal Pavilion Aoartments Officers CoIonY AmeerPet, HYderabad ...Petitioners/Accused No'1 to 5 .#: .'T I AND 2 I. The State of Telangana Rep by its Public prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad

2. Dr. Vuyyala Priyadarshini, W/o. Sri. Ragala Venkata Vishwa Teja Aged about: 27 Years, Occ: Service R/o. H.No: 37, Saket Village, Nikhila Colony Dammaiguda Road, ECIL Hyderabad .. . Respondents/ Complainants JOINT MEMO May it please your Honour, It is humbly submitted that, in the above case both the Accused and the Respondent/De-facto complainant due to the intervention of the elders and well wishers, entered into compromise and the same was reduced in writing vide Memorandum of UnderstzLnding dt.@E@H It is therefore prayed that this Honble court may be pleased to record the compromise statement and euash the c.c. No. 5996/2022, herein for the offences U/s. 498-4 of Ipc, Section 4 & 6 of D.p. Act on the hle of the Honorable XV Additional chief Mctroporitan Magistrate, at Nampaily, Hyderabad in the interest of justice and.pass such other.order/s may deem frt in the circumstances of the case. Hence, this Joint Memo Place: Hyderabad Date: l0-93-2925 K PE"flTIONER NO,1 (Rep. by his GpA Holder R. Chandrababu) / & &r9 PETITIONER NO.2 t/'rra"{h PETITIONER NO.3 U4ug-U^^ PETITIONER No. 4 -"-^ 'P1," PETITIONER NO.5 RESPONDENT No.2/ DE-FA O COMPLAINANT Y c0,f.-Lb;+- COUNSEL FOR RESONDENT No.2 ( COUNSEL R PBTITIONERS ! : I,