The High Court · 2025

High court of Telangana at Hyderabad- Mr.V.V Durga Prasad, S/o. Subba Rao, aged about 62 Yrs R/o. 3-5v/807,Occ Business Vivekananda Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, 500072 ...RespondenUDe-facto Complainant 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 call for records in Crime No.8312024 EOWPS, Cyberabad Old FIR No.277 of 2021 Dated. 201312021 on the file of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad and to quash the same as against the petitioner herein in the interest of justice. l.A. NO: 2OF 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 stay all further proceedings in Crime No. 83i2024 EOWPS, Cyberabad Old FIR No.277 of 2021 Dated. 201312021 on the file of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad in interest of justice. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Between: Mr.V-V Durga Prasad, S/o. Subba Rao, aged about 62 Yrs R/o. 3-5v/807,Occ Business Vivekananda Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, 500072 ...RespondenUDe Facto Complainant AND 1. 2 M-r. Jonnalagadda Agnihotram Reddy, S/o.surender Reddy, aged about 43yrs. Occ: Business, R/o.plot 59, Road 71, phase 3, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - 500096. The State through P.s.Eow cyberabad, Represented by pubric prosecutor High court of Telangana at Hyderabad. ...petitioner/Accused No..l ...Res pon de nURes po n de nt 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 petitioners/Accused and RespontenuDe-facto complainant for compounding the offences U/s 420,406 ,467 ,468,471 of lpc. in crime No. 8312024 Eowps, cyberabad otd FtR No.277 of 2021 Dtared 2ot3r2o21 on the file of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad District. l.A. NO: 4OF 2025 Petition under Section 359(2) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminil petition, the High court may be pleased to record compromise and quash the proceejings in crime No. 8312024 EowPS, cyberabad otd FtR No.277 of 2021 Dated 2ot3t2o21 on the fite of Kukatpally Porice station, cyberabad, registered under Sections 420,406,467 ,468,471 ot lPC. in the interests of justice and equity. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing tle Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition and upon hearing ihe arguments of Mr. rvr.p.K. Aditya, Advocate for the petitioner and the Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Mr. C.V.Srinath, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.3 AND 4 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL P ETITION No.5693 OF 2025 COMMON ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 o'f Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Ior short 'BNSS, 2023'), seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner in Crime No.83 of 2024 of EOW Cyberabad Police Station (Old FIR No.277 of 2021 of Kukatpally Police Station), Cyberabad District.

2. The petitioner is the accused in the FIR registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471 and 506 RAff. 34 of the lndian Penal Code, 1860.

3. Heard Mr.M.P.K.Aditya, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr.C.V.Srinath, learned counsel for the respondent No.2/de-facfo complainant'

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, they moved 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 petitioner/accused in Crime No.83 of

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5. This Court vide ordet dated 28.04.2025 referred the parties to the High court Legar services committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The Secretary, High Court Legal services committee' has submitted report dated 01 .o5.2o2sstating that the parties were identified by their respective counsel and also on verification of Aadhar cards/rdentity cards and the errquiries reveared 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 aregations, the nature of charged offences and taking into account the amicabre setrement between the parties and to restore peace between the parties, in the right of the dictums in Gian Singh v. Sfafe of punjab and anotherl and Anit Mishra v. State of ll.P.2; State of Madhya pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan anc! others3, lhis Court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the setflement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.p.C.tS28 of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice. | 2012 (10) scc 303 I 2024 INSC 18c 3 2019 (s) scc 688 \ \ I -.--;.-..:s{rl 3 Nrr&/ IA.Nos.J and 4 oJ 2025 in/a Crt.P.No 569) oJ 2025

8. Accordingly, lA'Nos'3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed' Consequently' all the proceedings in Crime No 83 of 2024 of EOW Cyberabad Police Station (Old FIR No.277 of 2021of Kukatpally Police Station)' Cyberabad District, are hereby quashed against the petitioner/accused' I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' Pending miscellaneous applications' if any' shall stand closed' //TRUE COPY/, SD/. N. SRIHARI D PUTY REGISTRAR SECTION'OFFICER To, \ Cyberabad at KukatpallY. 1'ThePrincipalJuniorCivilJudge-cum-VlllAdditionalMetropolitanMagistrate 2. The Station House iXficer, Kukatpally Police Station' Cyberabad District' 5. f*o CCs to the Public Prosecutor' itigtr Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] a. One CC to Mr. tU.e.f. AOitya, Advocate [OPUC] 5. One CC to Mr. C.V.Srinath, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD CoPies (Along with a Copy of Joint Memo of Compromise) kam/gh $ HIGH COURT DATED:1 110612025 I i-.. ,( l-;(. (\ ( > a L iJ 02 Jljl\l * ,. ,,AiCH

0.- COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.3 and 4 ot 2025 IN/AND CRLP.No.5693 of 2025 l.A.Nos.3 and 4 ARE ALLOWED DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETTTION Ocorl4 %.=- wl6lt{ r INTIIE HON'BLE HIGH COURT FORTHE STATE OF TELANGANA AT:: HYDERABAD I.A No. ot2025 In Crl.P.No. OF 2025 Between:- l. Mr. Jonnalagadda Agnihotram Reddy ilo.*""a.f n1a(y, ug"o about 43Yrs, ocz' E"s\"t'ssl R/o.Piiit 59. Road 71, Phase 3, Jubilee Hills, HyderabaO. 50b096. And

1. The state through P.S.EOW Cyberabad, Represented bY Public Prosecutor High court of Telangana at Hyderabad' . . .Petitioner/Accused No.1 aged about 62Yrs R/o. 3-5-v1807 , ocr ' Bqs;r€ss " Vivekananda Nagar Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, 500972 , " 'Respondent/De Facto Coniplainant JOINTMEMOOFC OMPROMISE It is submitted that the present petition is fiied steking to quash the proceedings in CrimeNo: 8312024 EOWPS, Cyberabad Old FIR No'217 of 2021 Dated:201312021 orrthe file of Kukatpally Police Station,cyberabad in view of the ' compromisearrivedbetweenandbytheparties.andcasewaswronglymade against the petitioner/Accused No.l tJls 420,406,467 ,468,471 of IPC' 'i As both the .'parties have come to an understanding as initial misunderstandings, rnisgivings were sorted out amicably and therefore' the Respondent/De-facto complainant is not interested to prosecute the petitioner any longer and the settlement and compromise arrived at between the parties herein, without there being any involvement of 'ttre Accused Petitioners and due to lack of facts, truth he was un necessarily implicated in the case and both decided to close the issue among them. Therefore, the joint memo of compromise is being filecl seeking permission of this Hon'ble court to compound ihe offence and to record the compromise and to quash the proceeding in the above crime No: 8312024 EO\[PS, Cyberabad old ; Police f FIR No.277 of 2021 Dated'.201312021 on the file of Kukatpally ; Station,Cyberabad. It is therefore prayed that the Hon'ble court may be pieased to receive the joint compromise memo and to permit the petitioners and the 2nd respondent to compound the offence in the interests of justice and equify and pass such other order or orders deems f,rt in the case. Counsel for the Petitioner/Accused u0'a Counsei for es rndentNo:2 /De Facto Comirlainant Petitioner/Accused No. 1 ^.r^A-- Respondent No:2 /De Facto Complainant Date:__J0fl2025 Place: Hyderaba