The High Court · 2025

The State of Telangana, The Station House Officer, Pet-Basheerabad Police Station,Cyberabad commissionerate, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the state of Telangana, Hyderabad ...Respondent No. 'l & 2 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 FIR No.197 of 2025 on the file of Pet-Basheerabad Police Station, Cyberabad (lX Additronal Judicial Magistrate of First Class,Medchal) for the alleged offence, U/s,318(4), 316(2)BNS. I.A. NO:2OF 2025 AND l.A.No.3OF 2025 l.A. NO: 2OF 2025 Between: Syed Ahmed S/o Waheed Ahmed, Aged about 58 years, Occu: TSSPDCL Employee, R/o, 13-1-349, RK Pet, Mangalhat, Hyderabad ... Petitioner/Defacto-Complainant AND

1. Kadiyam Ram Reddy, S/o. K. Jana Reddy, Aged about 38 years, Occu. Chartered Accountant, Flat No. 301, t\4allikarjuna Residency, Beeramguda, Hvderabad

2. The Station House Officer. Pet-Basheerabad Police Station, Cyberabad Comm issionerate, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad ... Respondent No. 1& 2 Petition under section 359 (1) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petitior, the High court may !e pleased to grant permission to the petitioner/R1 to conrpound thie offences in FIR No.197 of 2o25 on the file of pet-Basheerabad police dtation, cyberabad (lX Additional Judicial Magrstrate of First class, Medchal) for the alleged offenie, Uis,318(4), 316(2)BNS and acquit Respondent No l. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Petition under section 359 (i ) of BNSS praying thal in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petition, the High court may be pleased to record compromise in FrR No.197 o'f 2025 on th; fire of pet- Basheerabad Police Station, cyberabad (lX Additional Judicral Magistrate of First Class,Medchal) for the alleged offence, U/s,3,18(4), 316(2)BN-S and acquit Respondent No.1. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminar petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri G Suresh Goud, Advocate for the petitioner anc sri Jithender Rao veeramalla, Additional Public prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.2 and of Sri Allu Nageswar Rao, Advocate for the Respondent No.1 The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.2 AND 3 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION No.4653 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 petitioner/accused in FIR No.'197 of 2025 of Pet-Basheerabad Police Station, Cyberabad I Commissionerate

2. The petitioner is the sole accused in the Crime registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 316(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

3. Heard Mr.G.Suresh Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner, lVlr.Allu Nageswar Rao, learned counsel for the respondent No.'1lde-facfo complainant and trlr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the respondent No.2-State

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, they moved l A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2025 with the prayer to \ permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement toi quash the proceedings against the petitioneriaccused in FIR No.197 of 2025 2 N/xJ L 1.|'c:.2 and ) 0f2025 in/ ard Cr/.P.1i0.4653 oJ 202:

5. This Court vide order dated 04.04.2025 referred the parties to the High Court Legal Services Committee for identificatic)n and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the setflement. The Secretar./, High Court Legal services committee, has submitted report dated 11.a4.2025 stating that the parties were identified by their respective counser and arso on verification of Aadhar cardsirdentity cards and the enquiries reveared that the parties have wirfury and without coerr;ion entered into settlemenUcompromise. I have considered the submissions of the lea.ned counsel and perused the materials on record

7. Having consldered the allegations, the charged olTences and taking into account the amicabre setrement between the partres and to restore peace among them, in the light of the dictums in Gian .Singh v. Sfate of Punjab and anothe/ and Anil Mishra y. Stafe of tJ.p.2; Sfafe of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and othersr, this Court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the set,ement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 cr.p.c./528 of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice. ' 2012 (1o) scc 303 ' 2024 INSC 189 ' 2019 (5) scc 688 ( I I ; I I I I ..i ., -:::;I:;;]*i*ry ? NTR,/ I.A.Nos.2 and 3 oJ 2025 in/ and CrlP.Na.165) of 2025

8. Accordingly, l.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2025 arc allowed. Consequently, all proceedings in FIR No.197 of 2025 of Pet-Basheerabad Police Station, Cyberabad Commissionerate, are hereby quashed against the petitioner/accused

9. ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed I I I Sd/- P. CH. NAGABHUSHAMBA PUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFTCER To,

1. lX Additional Judicial First Class fVlagistrate, Cyberabad, Medchal 2. The Station House Officer, petbashJerabaO potice Station, CyberaOaO 3 Two ccs to the pubric prosecutor, High court ror tne state or reranlana at 4. One CC to Sri G Suresh Goud, Advocate [OpUC] I 9n" CC to Sri AItu Nageswara Rao, Advoiate 1O'eUC1 6. Two CD Copies Hyderabad (OUT) ABK/gh Along with a copy of Joint Memo of Compromise HIGH COURT DATED: 1710412025 COMMON ORDER t.A.Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 2025 In/and CRLP.No.4653 of 2025 4 E*>*. I 6 1 0 iEP 2m r"1 l * S,,1 . -t ..t ,: l.;/' DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION AND ALLOWING l.A.Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 2OZs I 5.2 /J/s /1, Date:11-04-2025 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA Report submitted by the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee. IN Criminal Petitioner No.4653 of 2025 May it please Your Lordship, It is respectfutty submitted that Sri G.Suresh Goud, Counsel for the Petitioner and Sri Attu Nageswar Rao, Counsel for the Respondent No.1, have appeared before me today i.e., on 11-04-2075, in obedience to the orders dated 04-04-2075 of the Hon'bte High Court for the State of Tetangana, atong with their respective parties who are being identified by them. I have verified the particulars of Petitioner/Accused - Kadiyam Ram Reddy (Aadhar Card) and Respondent No.1 Syed Ahmed (Aadhar Card). Both the parties are duty identified and copies of their Aadhar Cards are endorsed by their respective counsel and the same are enctosed herewith. The copies of ldentity Cards of the respective counse[ are atso enctosed herewith. When asked, both the parties stated that they have witlfutty and without any coercion entered into Compromise. Hence the report. * BER SECRETARY, TSLSA, I/C: SECRETARY, High Court Legal Services Committee. . pt;:-.;; 'ci --'-_l . -:\,\ , . --a- . r' lVBP