Voruganti Aravind, S/o v. Srinivas, Age

represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

2. Ch- Sowjanya,Wlo. V. Aravind, Age 31 Years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Flat No. 402, H. No. 16-11-2Ol1lNB, Sreepuram Colony, Moosarambagh, Malakpet, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENT/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT RESPONDENT Petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the charge sheet in C.C. No. 10059 of 4;-*{ :x' 2021 , on the file of the XV Nampally, Hyderabad,; |A.NOS.2&30F2025 BETWEEN: Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at Ch. Sowjanya, Wo. V. Aravind, Age 31 years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Flat No.402, H. No. 16-1 1 -20i1lfuB, Sreepuram Colony, lvloosarambagh, Malakpet, Hyderabad. ...PETITIONER/RESPONDENT NO.2 AND 2 4 '1 . The State of Telangana, through S H.O., W.p.S. CCS, DD, Hyderabad City, represented by Public prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad. RESPONDENT Voruganti Aravind, S/o_ V. Srinivas, Age 35 years, Occ Software Engineer, R/o. Flat No. 504, Sri Lakshmi Enclave, Road No 3, Sadguru Nagar, Eeside Reliance Trends, L. B. Nagar, Hyderabad, presenfly residing in Canada, represented by his G.P.A. Holder/faflier/petitioner No. 2. Sri. V. Srinivas S/ o. Late Saidiah, Age 66 Years, Occ paddy Business, R/o. Ftat No. 504, Sri Lakshmi Enclave, Road No. 3, Sadguru Nagar, Beside Reliance Trends, L. B. Nagar, Hyderabad. Represented by his GpA Holder Srr V. Srinivas as per Court order dated 27103t2025 vide tA.No.1/2025. made in Crl.P.No.446412025) 3. V. Srinivas, S/o. Late Saidiah, Age 66 years, Occ paddy Business, R/o. Flat No. 504, Sri Lakshmi Enclave, Road No.3, Sadguru Nagar, Beside Reliance Trends, L. B. Nagar, Hyderabad. V. Padmavathi, Wo. V. Srinivas, Age 53 years, Occ Housewife, R/o. Flat No. 504, Sri Lakshmi Enclave, Road No.3, Sadguru Nagar, Beside Reliance Trelds. L. B, Nagar, Hyderabad presenfly residing in Canada, represented by her G.P.A. Holder/husband/Petitioner No. 2. Sri. V. srinivas S/o. Late Saidiah, Age 66 Years Occ Paddy Business, R/o. Flat No.504, Sri Lakshmi Enclave, Road No 3, Sadguru Nagar, Beside Reliance Trends, L. B. Nagar, Hyderabad. Represented by his GpA Horder sri V. srinivas as per c6uri order dated 2710312025 vide lA.No.'t12025, made in Crt.p.No.4464t2O2S) ...RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS,I TO3 l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 359(2) riw 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the lvlemorandum of Grounds of criminJl petition,the High court may be preased^to permit the petitioner for compromis. in cnaige sheet in c.c. No. 10059 of 2021 , on the fite of Xilt Additionat chief Meiropotitin Magistrate, at Nampally, Hyderabad,; l.A. NO: 3 OF 2O25 Petition under section 3s9(6) r/w 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminil F"tition,ir,u High Court may be pleased to compound the offence for compromis" r"O qr""n the charge sheet in C.C. No, 10059 of 2021 , on the file of Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at Nampally, Hyderabad, as against the respondent No. 2 to 4/Accused No. 1 to 3; This Petition coming on for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri K VENUMADHAV, Advocate for the Petitioners and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Addl. Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. 'l and Sri Rajath Kumar Pradhan, Advocate appear for the Respondent No.2, The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.2 AND 3 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION No.,t464 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 10059 of 2021 on the file of the learned XV Additional Chief Metropolitan llagistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 3 in the Calendar Case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-4, 406, 506 of the lndian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1 961 .

3. Heard Mr.K.Venumadhav and Mr.Kamtala Krishna Kalyan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr.Rajath Kumar Pradhan, learned counsel for the respondent No.2/ deJacto complainant.

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, respondent No.2l de-facfo complainant filed l.A.Nos.? and 3 of 2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise 2 A'r&/ I-4.N0t.2 and ) af 2025 ir/and Crl.P.N0.1464 of 2025 and by recording the settlement to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 in C C.No.10059 of 2021

5. This Court vide order dated 10.04.2025 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 21 .04.2025 stating that the parties were identified by their respective counsel and also on verification of Aadhar Cards/ldentity Cards and the enquiries revealed that the parties have willfully and without coercion entered into settlemenVcompromise

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 essentially matrimonial and inter-personal in nature and taking into account the amicable settlement between the parties and to restore peace among them, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and anothe/ and Anil Mishra v. Stafe of IJ.P.2i State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Court is of the | 2012 (10) SCC 303 'z 2oz4 INSC 189 ' 2019 (s) scc 688 Y 3 ,\-rR/ I.ANot2 axd ) af 2025 ir/ azd Cr/.P.No.4161 o;f 2025 considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.1528 of BNSS,2023, would be in the interest of justice.

8. Accordingly, LA.Nos.2 and 3 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, all the proceedings in C.C.No.'10059 of 2021 on the file of the learned XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3.

9. ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed Sd/. P. CH. NAGABHUSHAMBA D PUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ECTION OFFICER To, W 1 2 3 4 6 The Xlll Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Namp a ly, Hyderabad The Station House Officer, WPS CCS DD P.S., Hyderabad One CC to SRl. K VENUMADHAV Advocate [OPUC] One CC to SRI RAJATH KUil/AR PRADHAN Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court at Hyderabad (OUT) Two CD Copies Vsm/gh I i HIGH COURT DATED:01 10512025 ( .J \ 'a* 1HE S14 re 17 JIJN zffi {' I D A...'o -^..-,ll_l (: I ORDER |A.NOS.2&30F2025 IN/AND CRLP.No.4464 of 2025 ALLOWING THE IA.NOS.2 & 3 OF 2025 AND DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION I \T t 'l>