The High Court · 2025

2. Smt. Maloth Neela, Wo Bheema Naik Age 33 years' Occ Coolig., R/o H No ' 1-id',1iitni Nagar 6otonv, Boduppal' Nledipaliv (M)' tt/ledchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana '..RespondenU Defacto Complainant PetitionunderSection528ofB-N.S'sprayingthatinthecircumstances StatedintheMemorandumofGroundsofCriminalPetition,theHighCourtmay 6. prlu..o to call for the records in s.c No.l 13 of 2021 in the court of the Sp.i"iri Sesslons Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs (POA) Act' 1989-cum- vit ROAition"t Districi and Sessions Judge, Rangareddy District at L B Nagar, and Quash the charges against the Petitioner' .A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances statedintheMemorandumofGroundsofCriminalPetition,theHighCourtmay io Stay all further proceedings including. appearance of the- Petitioner ;;;l;";; in S.C. No.'l 13 of 2021 in ine court of-the Speciil Sessions Judge for Trial of c""". ,nou, scs/srs (poA) Act, 1989-cum-Vll Additional District and sessions JroG, nrngrteddy Disirici;t L B Nagar, pending disposal of the above Criminal petition. I I i I I ! E I t l.A. NO: 2 OF 2 02t5 BETWEEN Smt. [Vlal:trr f,],r,lla. W/o Bheema Naik, Age.38 years 7-3213, J'rolhi I'Jagar Colony, Boduppal, Medipally (lt/) District, le;rrcena. Occ. Co rlie, R/o H. No l\rle d c h r, I-l\,4a I ka j g i ri -..Petitioner/Respondent No.2 in IA.lrlos..2 &3 of 2025 AND

1. The Stata Prosecutor rf Telangana,, Through S.H.O., Uppal P.S, Rep. br Public Hirqlr Court, Hyderabad. ... RespondenURespondent No.1 in lA.Nos 2&3 of 2025 2 Dr. Donkt-,na 3n:edhar,, S/o Yadagiri, Age.47 years, Occ Bu;iness, R/o Flat No.1-302 Sr-r 1'a Splendor, Street No.1 , Kakativa l\agz r, Habsiguda, Hydera bad ... RespondenUPetitioner irr lA.Nos 2 & 3 ot ZO2S Petition u nr: e. Siection 359(6) of B.N.S.S praying th,at in the circumstances stated in the [t/len'o.rrndum of Grounds of Criminal petiticn, the High Court may be pleased to Per r. t the Respondent No.2 to file the comoronrise petition and to wilhdraw the cas,:r v c{e S.C. No.113 of 2021 pending before thr, court of The Special Sessior-s JLrclgre for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs; (p{)A) ,\ct,.1 9g9-cum- VII Additional D,st'ict .rnd Sessions Judge, Rangareddy Di,;trrc. at t..B.Nagar. I.A. NO: 3 OF 2A2!; Petition uncler Section 359(2) of B.N.S.S praying that in the :ircumstances stated in the lt/k:nrorerrdum of Grounds of criminal petition, fl-e H gh court may be pleased to C:rncound the criminal proceedings in S.O Nc.1 l3 of 2021 pending before lh:: ()i) irt of the Special Sessions Judge fc,r Tr al o, Cases under SCs/STs (POAr ,\<;t 1989-cum-Vll Additional District and Ser,sions Judge, Rangareddy Distr lt it" L.B.Nagar, as the parties have comprtmised the matter and Quash the sarrrr This Petitiorr tlming on for hearing, upon perusin(t thr: Mr morandum of Grounds of crirniral f)etition and upon hearing the argumerts cf sri Srikanth Gunti, Advocate 'o' rhe Petitioner and the sri Jithender Rac Veeramalla, Additional Pub ic F rosecutor on behalf of the Respo;rder t No.-l and Sri lt4ullapudi Ravi K I rrar, Advocate for the Respondent No.2 The Court made the f rllowing: COMMON ORDER --.--*7 j'6 ,/ ' THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos. 2AN D 3 0F 2025 tn/And CRIMINAL PETITI ON No.45 61 0F 2025 COMMON ORDER This criminar petition is fired under Section 52g of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (tor short ,BNSS, 2023,), seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner in s.c. No. 113 0f 2021 on the fire of the rearned speciar sessions Judge for Triar and Disposal of Qases Under scs/STs (poA) Act, .r989-cum-Vil Additionar District & Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar. 2' The petitioner is sore accused in the sessions case registered for the offences punishabre under secticns 304-4 of the rndian penar code, 1860, section g of the prohibition of Enrproyment as r\/anuar scavengers and their Rehabititation Act, 20.1 3 and Sections 3(2)(Va), 3(1)O of the scheduled castes and the Schedured rribes (prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015.

3. Heard Mr.srikanth Gunti, learned counsel for the petitioner, lr4r'Jithender Rao Veeramaila. rearned Additionar pubric prosecutor, representing the respondent l,Jo.1_State and r\rlr.Mullapudi Ravi Kumar, learned counsel for responden t Nc 2lde-facto complainant. I I i I I 2 rlR/ I \ ',. -' ;r : ) oi 202 i ir,/ aad ( t .!,.\a..t16t aj'202t 4 Perd 11; this petition, the parties have entr-.red intc the compromise and, ac,rc-dingly, they moved l.A.Nos.2 and 3 o{ 2025 !/tth the prayer to permit the'n :r) enter rnto compromise and by re:orcrnE :he setrement to quash t.e prr:eedings against the petitioner/acoused rn s c No. 113 of 2021 5 Tr^is c.rrrt vide order dated 0g.04.2025 referr.d,re parties to the High Cortr: ,_.r:11a1 Services Committee for identif caii :n ;,nd to verify the voiuntarirre s: rii arriving the setilement. The Secietaiy, F igh Court Legal Services Cltrnrtittee, has submitted report dated 15 i4 2)25 stating that the partir:s r,.'s re identified by their respective co(lnse r and arso on verification o:' r\adhar cards/rdentity cards and the enc uiries reveared that the [ra.t €]s have wiilfuly and without r;oer:ic. entered into settlemen t/c:orr trrromise

6. i h;rv,: i c,nsidered the subrnissions of the iee rner ! counsel and perused ti-e met:rials on record.

7. Havinr: r:,r.rsidered the allegations, the nature ot ch: rged offences and taking ir tc account the amicabre setrement betwe:n tire parties and to restore [)eac€ among them, in the light of the dictums in Ginn Singh v. State of pttnjat and anothe/ and Anit Mishra y. State of lJ.p.2; State ' 2012 (10) SilC :lC 3 ' 2024 INSC 1E 9 u.i,ri**:t? )J .\11(,/ [-.1.N0r2 an,l 1 ol 2025 ir/and Cr/.1'.N0.156 / o[202i 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.l52B ot BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice B. Accordingly, LA.Nos.2 and 3 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, all proceedings in S.C. No. '1 13 of 2021 on the file of the learned Special Sessions Judge for Trial and Disposal of Cases Under SCs/STs (POA) Act, 1989-cum-Vll Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, are hereby quashed ar3ainst the petitioner/accused. 9 ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed //TRUE COPY// SD/V. I{ARI PRASAD EPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To, -Offi""r,

1. The lll Metropolitan tvlagistrate Cy-berabad-at LB'Nagar' Hyderabad' Upflal Police'Station, Rach-akonda' z. f nu Siriion 5. i;;bE; to ineFr'orii i,ioseiJtor, Hisn court for the state of relangana at +. oiri-c-C io Sri Srikanth Gunti, Advocate [OPUC] -^. 5. o;; cc io 5ri rvrJiiapuoi Ravi Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD CoPies Hvderabad [OUT] NVB r zors qs1 scc oaa \ N ra=: 1 yl!i ::) ,i /' (io O 12 NlJ ,.,.?, -.-') ) (n( a -t HIGH COL'T?T NTR,J DATED:221t14t",2025 COMMON ORDER !.A.Nos.2 And ,3 of 2025 ln/And CRLP.No.45;6t of 2025 DISPOSING OI: THE CRLP AND ALLOWING THE lA.Nos.2&3OF20Zs 6 lar