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Case Details High Court of India · 01 May 2025
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High Court of India
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01 May 2025
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;ta'r of all further proceedings in crime No. 276 of 2023 on the file of station Hrrr,se: officer, Kursumpura porice Station Hyrierabad daied 18-10-2023 pendi'tg J sposal of the above euash petition. l.A. NO: 4 OF 2O2t; Between: Marrya Mohanr rredi, D/o, Mohammed Abdul Mannan, AgeC abrrut 22 years, Occ. Househol,l R/o. H.No.13-3- 1110t71, Sabzi Man,Ji, Jtyagr da, Hyderabad ...PETITIONER/C OMPLAINANT AND 1 Mohd.t\erieeb Uddin, S/o. Late Khaja Naseer Uddin, Agrecl i:bout 33 years, Oce. Wrrrl< rg at Abroad, R/O. H.No. 1g_4_ 1gg)1 t,arooq Nagar, Falaknurrra llyderabad. Rep by his GpA Holder Ayr:sha Sultana, Wio. Lale h.h;,,1a |,laseeruddin, Aged about 52 years, Occ. H.:usehold, R/o. H No 19 ,{ 1 89/'l , Farooq Nagar, Falaknuma, HyderabaC, R,:p. by his GpA Holder F,ye::;ha Sultana, Wo. Late Khaja Naseeruddin, aged about 52 Iears, (.)cc: Household, R/o_ H.NO. 19-4_1Bgl1 f ,lrooq Nagar, Falakn rn-,a l-lyderabad, T.G. Mohanrn-.cl tRazi Uddin, Sio. Late.Khaja Naseer, Aged 3i years, Occ . Working al :rbroad, R/o. H.No.19-4-1g9/1, Farooq lJaga., Falainuma, Hyderabad. I.G Brother-in-law Rep by his GpA l-lotdr:r Al,esha Sultana, Wo. Later h.t aja Naseeruddin, Aged about 52 years, Oc c. Hrtusehold, R/o. H.No.13-,1- lrlrl/1 , Farooq Nagar, Falaknuma, iiyderabed, T G.(Borther_in_ law) Fetr:. :y his GPA Holder Ayesha Sultana, W/o Late Khaja Na_seeruc d in aged about 52 years, bcc: Household, R/o H. NO. 1 g_a_ '189/l, l:aro:q Nagar, Falaknuma, Hyderabad, T.G. 2 3 J 4 5 6 7 8

Smt.Ayesha Sultana, Wo. Late Khaja Naseer Uddin, Aged 52 Years' Occ . House Wife, R/o. H.No.194-189/'1 , Farooq Nagar, Falaknuma' Hyderabad, T.G. (mother-in-law) Smt.Rmina, Wo. Ivlohd lmran, Aged 31 Years, Occ ' House Wife' R/o H.No.19-4-189/1, Farooq Nagar. Falaknuma, Hyderabad, T G Sister-in- law Rep by his GPA Holder Ayesha Sultana,Flo Late Khaja Naseeruddin' Aged abolt 52 years, Occ. Household, R.o. H No 194-189/1 , Farooq Nagar, Falaknuma, Hyderabad, T.G. Sm'i. Kaneez, Wo. Mohd Mustafa, Aged 30 Years, Occ House Wife, R o' H.No.19-4-189/1 , Farooq Nagar, Falaknuma, Hyderabad, T G Sister-in- lt/ohammed Mustafa @ Numan, S/o. Late.M A Quadeer, Aged about 36 Years, Occ pvt. principal, R/o. H.No- 194-18911, Farooq Nagar, Falaknuma, Hyderabad, T.G. Cousin brother Ivlohammed A-bdut Aqeet, S/o. It/ohammed Abdul Qayyum aged.37 y1a1s. Occ. Working at Abroad, R/O. Falaknuma Hyderabad Rep by his GPA Holder Ayesf,a Sultana, Wo. Late Khaja Naseeruddin' Aged about 52 years, Occ. Household, R/o. H.No.19-4-189/'1 , Farooq Nagar, Falaknuma' Hvderabad' T G ....RES'.NDENTS/'ET'r'.NERS The State of Telangana, Through Public Prosecutor, High Court Buildings' Hyderabad Telangana State. ...RESPONDENT/1"t RESPONDENT PetitionunderSection320(6)ofBNSSprayingthatinthecircumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition,the High court may be piu"."O to permit the petitioner to file the comprise petition in the above Criminal 'PetitionagainsttheFlRNo.2T6of2023onthefileofSHO'Kulsumpura Hyderabad, dated 1 8-'1 0-2023 l.A. NO: 5 OF 2025 PetitionunderSection320(2)otBNSSprayingthatinthecircumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High couit may be pi"r..O to record the compromise in terms of l/l-emorandum of Understanding dated 04_12_2024 and quasir the proceedings in FIR No 276 of 2023 on the file of Statio House Officer, Kulusmp[ura Police Station, Hyderabad This Petition coming on for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Fetition and upon hearing the afg'.Tg!t- . Sri.L.VRAMANARAo,AdvocateforthePetitionersandSRl.J|THENDERRAo VEERAMALLA, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No '1 and of MS.SAMPADA GAJRI, Advocate for the Respondent No 2' The Court made the following: ORDER ,/ i I I I I I I I I i : I I i THt: IJONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKAFAM,II I.A.Nos.4 AND 5 OF 2025 ln/And I;RIMINAL PETITION No.5381 OF 2O2t COMMON CIRDEFI This tlrrnriral Petition is filed under Sectior.r 528 rrf Bharatiya Nagarik Su-a.:sl-a Sanhita, 2A23 (for short'BNllS, 201:3') seeking quashment of lh,: t)roceedings against the petitioners rn ()rirn: No. 276 of 2023 of KulsunrF,rrra Police Station, Hyderabad.

2. The pettio'r3rs are arrayed as accused Nos.1 tc 7 ir the Crime registered for t ra c,ffences punishable under Sections 42t). 3i 6,354, 406, 506 read wilh Srrlion 120-8, reaci with Section 34 of ihe lndian Penal Code, '1 860

3. Heard i\rlr l.V Ramana Rao. learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.Jithender':l;ro Veeramalla. learned Additional Pu:lic Pi'osecutor. representing tl'e r:spondent No.1-State and [Vls.Sanrparla Cajri, learned counsel for tire rr:;)ondent No.2ldeJacto complainanl

4. Pending tl- i; petition, the parties have entered rnto the :ompromise and, accordincly respondent No.2ldejacto complainant filt,d LA.Nos.4 and 5 of 20115 r,,vith the orayer to permit them to enter iito romproptse and by reccrdin(l lhe settlement to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/ar;c.rsecl Nos.1 to 7 in Crime No. 276 of 2023. { 2 \ 71{,/ -l'..-1.Nolf dnd 5 ol 2025 in/ttnd Llr/. l'.N0. 5)E 1 of 2025

5. This Court vide order dated 17.04.2025 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 23.04.2025 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 settlemenUcompromise.

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

7. Having considered the allegations, the nature of charged offences and taking into account the amicable settlement between the parties, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v.stafe of Punjab and anotherl and Anit Mishra v. Sfafe of lJ.P.2; State 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.l528 of BNSS, 2023, would be in the intei"est of justice. t 2012 (10) SCC 303 '? zoz+ It"isc t8g 3 zors 1s; scc oaa '?*7 )J N7R,/ ' t \t.1 tttt'Iol 2025 tr/ortl ( ..t).\,,. t)8t ol 202t B. Accordrnr; ).,, LA.Nos.4 and 5 of 2O2S are allowerJ ()onsequenfly, all the pro:e:crngs in crime No. 276 of 2023 of Krrsurnpura porice Station, Hy,le.aherd, are hereby quashed against the pe:titiorrers/accused Nos.1 to 7. 9 ln the airc,r'er terms, the Criminal petition is dispose,d of Pendinr; r s;cellaneous applications, if any, shall sland closed To, //TRUE COPY// SD/- II..V.S. PRASAD ,-.. DTPUTY REGISTRAR 'TSEC TION OFFICER \ 1 2 J 4 5 6 The XVI r\drjitirrnal Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally, -lyderabad The Statirtn Hcuse Officer, Kulsumpura Police Station Hyrjerahad. Two CC 1o :he: F'ublic Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Tclangana, Hyderabad IOU-tI One CC to SIl l L V RAMANA RAO Advocate tOpUCl One CC tc r/Ii SAI\/PADA GAJR|, Advocate tOpUCl Two CD C()f)i3s PM/gh HIGH COUR-r DATED:01 l}til201s COMMON ORDER lA.Nos.4&Sof2024 ln/and CRLP.No.Sll8 t of 2O2S -.-, ': ,,. \., .)' c t) ,.7 2A tun 4 .t t- .jtt IA.NOS. 4 ANt) 5 OF 2024 ARE ALLOWEID AND DISPOISilNG OF THE CRIMTNAL PETITION I I I f- T,t t) \ I g g d N := E B e I I I t I @e> GANA BK 2 15 ,".,..1;H,",S31?*,"* " 11. No' tetol rZtsg'' RPn No i6_t0_0JJrruu ' .. ,, ir;t uc'i g"gL NnmPattY' Ph 990884i108 ..s F c ! I i a ELF n' MEMoRANDUM OFUNDEfTSTANDING dum of Understalding is made and executed on this the. {Fday of December, 202'1 at HYde rabaci bY arrd Betvu'er: q: This fulemorarr MOHD.NAJEEB UDDIN S/o. l'ate Khaj a Naseer Ucldiri, Aged o. H.l*io.19 4- about 3.3 Years, Occ: Workirrg at F 'sl ct acl, R/ 18e/ tr, Farooq Nagar, Fala-k'numa, H; deraba.tl, PresentlY residing at RiYadh, Saudi Arabia, reP bY tris G.P.fi. Holder/ MotherAYesha SultanaW/o. LzJe ["h a)a Naseer,.rddirr, Agecl about 52 Years, Occ: HouseLrolcl, R/o H.No.19-4-189/ 1' F'arooq Nagar, Falaknuma, Hyderabad, T''G' (Hereina-fter called the *F.IRST PAR'TY' which ter ms sha-ll mean and include all his lcgal heirs , successors in interest legal rePresentatrves and assigrree etc', of the FIRS'I'PART) AND MARIYA MOIIAMMEDI D/o' Moharnmed Abdul Mannan' Rlo: H'No'13-3- Ased about zz v'u'J"ir:il'uo"""rr."ra'- Tfi; / r,i;'t It,tu"aj' Jivaguda' Hvdcrabad' r' G' (Hereirrafter called the '"SECOND PARTY' *h'-tl ,t"t*" [*iHf[#l*i,,;# J."', T' Jffi"tffi ; l.il " " shal'i mean :..:-, E B i q B i ! t a // Wh,)r.rr-s the mar-riage of both the parties wero per.forn ed on22_ \2-2021 a , Ilydi:rabad, according to Muslim rites a,<[ cur toms and the said nrzu.t i a1le was atr arranged marriage and perforned as per , Shariyat :Lnrl rrfter the marriagc, the Second pa:.ty tras 1:ined the compan',r i r :c First party and started mari tal lile and curing the ri'cdlock :lr''r . is no issues. Wh,)ro.rs due to some Unavoidable cirCunlstanc rs, some diffcrclrtc, :rr il disputes arose between both the 6,at1i:s, .S a result of v,rhic' ,ll e r r-rarital life could hot succeeded a,:1 bcth ti:e parties rcsiCing sr.pi1 irt{tiy alC theieafter the First party has prorounced i Divorce j o _l rr rlerconcl party on anr] later tl e Second Partl' l-i-,," Lllc I a 498-A case against the First par.t1, e nci 1,is family mernber..i i t'.C.No. 92g,l 202_4 on rhe llle ol llor 1,1" Xtr;;;i. Chief Judir:i:1. \4agistrate, at l{yrierabad a,d she also trler alother case vidr] .).r n e Nc.27G af 2023 of p.S. ..Kulsuml)ur€ , H1 derabad, T.G. Wherc:r.: ILe well wishers and el,lers of both the pari.ies r:tt__rfercd befween _h.: ,r r.ties for an arnicalrle-setflement, arrd upo I the ir.advise, both the p ; ti r; have agreed tor the same ald in r ierv ol. si ttlement Lhe Seco--rr i ri1. has accepreC the divorce pi_oncuncel bv the First Pi*ty. ac:, ..ii r 1iv boLh Lhe parties ha'e settled th"i. di"p, "r,.,r;;, the foilov,irg | :-ms ald con<litions: l f i ! I I i ! I I f,I : q ,l ! 'ii -l L 1 l I l I l I NOWTHTS 1 s I ITLEMENIpEE! U{TNESEETH 4 S U]YDEII That ir r) l.suance of the Set ement, the Sec,tnd pany hereby decl.rrr i: r irl confirms that she has already accepte d th : divorce pronolmr:,1 by the First party. and she further de<rlar.e that she shall r ',r ,sputed the saicl divorce in fuLure. Cbntd.. 2 3 4 I o // That the First Party hereby agreed to pay an amount of Rs.6,oO,O0O/- (Rupees Six Lakhs only) to the Second ParW towards fuli and firia-l settlement including her permanent atimony, post and past divorce claims' maintenance for herself arrdtheFirstPartyhasagreedtopayRs.3,oO,O00/-(RupeesThree Lakhs only) to the Second Party by way of Demand Draft lro.+ssss;, dt:o4-12-2o24, drawn op Bank of Baroda' Ct ur"t agra", Hyderabad towards P3r-t paymeirt at the time of ' and rernainilF fiLing of qlash petition in the abovs sar4 of Rs.3,0O,OQ0/- (Rupees Three Lakhs only) shall be payable at the lime of wrthdrawing/closing the above said two "*o.-r',."t "^i"" -ra after receipt of the said amount' the Second PT V sha.ll execute 3 separate receipt' 1a;es I : :]: -il That the Second ParLy fur[her agreecl that she sha]1 appraoch * Oo*.qur*h ofhce Qite Mohammed Nagar' Partly Hyderabad' O.*.r*oO,, Medchal-Malkajgiri & Sangareddy Districts and shall take her maher and iddat period amount of Rs'51'00O/- from the said qazath office' That the sect,ndlparty hereblr rieciar.e that she stratt witllr1 the above said cases i'e, C'C'No 92B of 2Cl24 on the file of ttorr'Ut" XV AdC1. 6lrlsf 'rqdicial N4agistrate' at Hyderabaci and Crime t{o 276 of 2023 of P'S' Kulsunpura' Hlrderabil l' Iiiirrg lequire quash petitions and take all the responsibilities for withdrawing the said cases a;rd a1l thb legal expenses shall be bear bY the First Par$' 1 O 5 6 s that she shal1 That the Second Party hereby declare and confirm close.the LOC issued against the First Party herein' That both the parties hereby declare and confirms that they have - , a-r:rd theY are received all'the belongings, valuables' gold etc'' nothaving arry further ciaims against each other' 2 I //4/t I .:l I I I l I l I 7 That h,: flecond Part5z conhrms that she is lorgoLng lrer claims anc r.r1i:'U/Sec.3 of Muslim Wo-rr, Protection tntivorceAct ar-rc als:, r-,rgoing her claims and reliefs under Donrestrc Violence Act a'cl rt,lief U/Sec. 125 of CI.P.C. for: herself againsIttre First Par ia r- i I his family members as she setfled al, her claj ms finaliy, Th:1 rrol r the parties after execution of this De<:d, t tey are at liberr, '-: live their respective lives as per ttreir ow;r wir.h ald vrill ar1. rgr ( r'C that both the parties shall nol intt.rler: into thc persc rr.l life of each other. ' 9 Thr r r lL the parties hereby declate zrn.d confi:rns thal tliey shall destr l i I l-ire picrures and videos and shall nr,t m sns : the same in iLit -;rr and if any party misuse the same th,: sad party is liat le t,: :e prosecuted as per law. '. 10- TheLt hcr c or f '.lr the c: hr,' Slecond Party heretry undertake thal shr: ,r,il vnthdraw . ; hv tiling require petitions b'efore the c! n..c.ned iourt . .,r ;iredl approach the IIorilrle High CotLrt.firr -.vr thdrau,ing lrl ; 1i. ThzLt 'tr;t I thc oar-ties conlirrns to each other thzLt ,-h:ie are no ol-l'rer r,r;:s Ii1ed or pending against both tlre Farti,,s or their l'es lr t. , r, f:rmily mirm6ers, il any case is hleci or :eur inq before an) , rr I ul.luw. rhen both the parties undcrta[<e tlrar thly sha]l wit tc rirv the same after execution of this Set tlentent Deed.

12. ThrLt l)ol I the parties hereby declare and con[um s ttr rt they are not l-rirvi'r I any clairn or rights pver the movaltle zurcl jmmovable propcrti :r; of each other or their respectivt: fainily members properrii .ri in future ald if any party claims arry rights, the same shall ri: .l'eated as.null and void. Contd....2 ?._ i. ,.1 i I I i I l ) aR"a- I //5//

13. That both the parties confirms that it is the full and final settlement art d no claim is remained against each other and further they conhrms that they will not fi1e any case or cases against each other or their respective family members ald tJley are at liberty to choose their individual f'utuie and they shall not interf,ere in luture personal life of each other.

14. That aly of the parLy coritravenes or violates the above terms and conclitions of this Deed such party shaJl be prosecuted as pcr law before the cornpetent cctttt of law.

15. 'lha1- this Deed is made in two original sets arld each parf shall retain with each original s'et. ,,1 IN WIT.I.IESSETH whereol both the parties put their signatures a:rd thumb impression on this Settlement Deed with free will and consent without force or undue influence on this the 4fltlay of Decernber, 2024 at HYderabad. WITI{ESSES: \", _/J 2 t.ttu, FIRSI PARTY d{ G//. l. '.\i or9#.oYqtn"" \. /'| V, zl. SECOND PARTY .__-_/- \: \-

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