The High Court · 2025

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 the proceedings in SC.SPL.No.105|2O23 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-ll Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda in lhe interest of justice. l.A. NO: 2OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circurnstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in SC.SPL.No.105/2023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-ll Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda pending dispoeal of the above Crl.P in the interest of Justice. l.A NO: 3 OF 2025 Between: Valladasu Suresh Babu, S/o.Gopaiah, Aged about 47 year9, Occ. Business, FJo.Chimiryala Village, Kodad Mandal, Suryapet District. . ..Petitioner/Respondent No.2 in l.A.No.3 and 4 of 2025 AND

1. Bejawada Rama Krishna Reddy, S/o.Veera Venkata Reddy, Aged about 49 years, Occ. Business, Ri/o.Shiva Sai Nagar, Khammam X Road, Kodad town and Mandal, Suryapet District. 2. Sriram Chinna Gopal Krishna 44 yea$, Occ. Business, Presently at Tulasi Township, Kodad Town and Mandal, Suryapet District Gopala Krishna, S/o.Narsaiah, Aged about o.Kondapuram Village, Chilkuru Mandal, @ RY ...Respondents/Petitioners in l.A. No. 3 and 4 of 2O25

3. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad ...RespondenURespondent in l.A. No.3 and 4 of 2O25 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 parties to compound the offences in SC.SPL.No. 10512023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-ll Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda in the interest of justice. l.A. NO: 4OF 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 terms of compromise between the parties in SC.SPL.No. 10512023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-ll Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda in the interest of justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri P Nagendra Reddy, and Ms. K. Kishanmayee, Advocate for the Petitioners and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri Lattupally Anand, Advocate for the Respondent No.2 The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER ;r.r,i..._,.;:-rr:r. ' ..:...'..e_-,,t!trt THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N'TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.3 AN D40 F 2025 ln/And CRIMIN AL PETI TION No. 54570F 2025 COMM ON ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita' 2023 (fot short 'BNSS' 2023') seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioners in S'C SPL' No' 105 of 2Q23,on the file of the learned Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases Under SCs/STs (POA) Act' 1989-cum-ll Additional District & Sessions Judge, Nalgonda'

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos'1 and 2 in the Special sessions case registered for the offences punishabre under sections 341 ,323,504,506 read with Sectron 34 of the lnciian Penal Code' 1860 and Sections 3(1X{(s)' 3(2Xva) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Of Atrocities) Amendment Act' 2015'

3. Heard lvlr.P Nagendra Reddy anC ttls K.Kishanmayee' counsel for the Petitioners' Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla' learned Additional Public Prosecutcr' representing the respondent No 1-State and trlr.Lattupally Anand, learned counsel for the responcient No'2lde-facto learned complainant 2 \mrr " '

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4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, respondent No.2lde-facto complainant filed l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 in S.C. Spl. No. 105 of 2023

5. This Court vide otdet dated 22.04.2025 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 29.042025 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. Ha\,!ng 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 Gran Singh v. Sfafe of Punjab and anotherl \ 2012 (1O) SCC 303 J N11U L 'l.Not.) und I olZ025 in/ and Cr/-P.No. 5157 ol'2025 and Anil Mishra v. State of lJ.P.2; State of Madhya Pradesh v' Laxmi Narayan and otherss, this court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 CtP'C'1528 of BNSS' 2023' would be in the interest of justice. Accordingly, l.A-Nos 3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed Consequenfly' 8 all the proceedings in S.C. SPL. No 105 of 2023' on the flle of the learned Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases Under SCs/STs (POA) Act, 1989-cum-ll Additional District & Sessions Judge, Nalgonda, are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos'1 and 2' I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed' D/.T. JAYASREE D PUTY REGISTRAR CTION OFFICER Cases cum //TRUE COPY// To, W

1. The Special Sessions Judge for Trial of SC/ST (PO Additional Sessions Judge Court at Nalgonda

2. The Station House Officer, Kodad Police Station, Suryapet District' 5. rwo ccs to the public prosecutor, High court for the State of relangana at Hyderabad (OUT)

4. One CC to Sri P.Nagendra Reddy, Advocate [OPUCI 5. One CC to Sri Lattupally Anand, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD CoP'tes 2 zo24 INSC 189 ' 2019 (5) scc 688 HIGH COURT DATED: O1lOSl2O25 ORDER CRLP.No.5457 ot 2O25 ALLOWING OF THE l.A.Nos. 3 ANO 4 OF 2025 $ g l .qI \{: !i 22 PSE m5 t I( it tiii ]> IN THE HIGH COURT OF TELANGANA AT HYDtrRABAD Crl.P.No. of 2025 t BETWEEN: 1).Bejawada Rama Krishna Reddy S/o.Veera Venkata Reddy, Aged about 49 years, Occ: Business, R/o.Shiva Sai Nagar, Khammarn X Road, Kodad town and Mandal, Suryapet District. 2).Sriram Chinna Gopal Krishna @ Gopala Krishna S/o.Narsaiah, Aged about 44 years, Occ: Business, R/o. Kondapuram Village, Chilkuru Mandal, Presently at Tulasi Township, Kodad Town and Mandal, Suryapet District. AND ... petitioners/ Accused No.l and 2 1).The State of Telalgana, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, At Hyderabad. ... Respondent 2).Valladasu Suresh Babu S/o.Gopaiah, Aged about 47 years, Occ: Business, R/o.Chimiryala Village, Kodad Mandat, Suryapet District. JOTNT MEMO ... Respondent/ De-facto Complainant

1. The Petitioners are the Accused No.1 and 2 in SC.SpL.No. lO5/2023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-lI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda. Based on the Comptaint made by the De_ In ,, ! :,', facto Complainant, the No.3O9/2O23 and after Police filed the Charge Shed 504, 506 r/w.34 IPC and (POA) Act, 2015 against case as SC.SPL.No.1O5/ 2023: Sessions Judge for Trial.,j Additional District and Sess1 Sec.3 (1)(r)(s), 1 r x.t. titiqn re g1stered FIR t. !-:F e tnvestigation, the r.i e...offence U/ sec.341 or'\a 3(2)(va) of SC/ST a11d.,nurybqred the 'of the Special SCs/,Sls-cum-II 'j t-rF,!'nte .unoer ;:Nalgonda. i ' OIIETS $94, - lir 2. RecentlS'the matter has been U"l"""n'ttiei Parties. The De-facto Complainant haStl ergst,.tg prope.cute the Petitioners ald accor no bbjection to allow the criminal petition and .befole. the trial court against the Petitioners:. herein. Since the matter has been settled between the pqIqgq,,,the further proceedings before the trial court is abuse.of.".!-rocess:iof law. I i ratl l p . Hence this memo. Date: 7O-O4-2025 Hyderabad. i,i j'

1. B'6L/'d5 PETITIONER No.1 PETITIONER No.2 4nruAfu_ C9.UNSEL FOR THE PETITIONERS 1 ^v 2"d RESPONDENT COUNSEL FOR THE 2.d RESPONDENT