High Court · 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.3 AND 4 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6432 OF 2025 Between:

1. Panuganti Ravi Kiran, S/o. P Kanakasena, Aged about 33 Years, Employee, R/o. H.No 2-5-18, Kattakinda Bashi Sikh Village, Secundrabad, Hyderabad Telangana - 500009.

2. Panuganti Padmavathi, Wo. P. Kanakasena, Aged about 53 House Wrfe, R/o. H.No.2-5-18, Kattakinda Basal , Sikh Village, Secundrabad, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500009

3. Panuganti Kanakasena, S/o. Late Bhulangam, Aged about 69 Gold Smith R/o. H.No.2-5- 18, Kattakinda Baghi Sikh Village, Secundrabad, Hyderabad Telangana - 500009. Occ. Private Bowenpally, Years, Occ. Bowenpally, Years, Occ. Bowenpally, ...Petitioner/Accused Nos. 1 to 3 AND '1 . The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court Complex, High Court, at Hyderabad.

2. The Station House Officer, WPS, Central Zone Police Station, Hyderabad District, Telangana State. .. .Respondents

3. Panuganti Sravani, Wo. Panuganti Ravi Kiran, Aged about 29 Years, Occ. House Wife, R/o. H.No.2-5-18, Kattakinda Basthi , Sikh Village, Bowenpally, Secundrabad, Hyderabad C/o. H,No. 1 -9-1 1 13127, F I 1 1, Nagamaiah Kunta, Musheerabad, Hyderabad - 500009 ...RespondenUDe-facto Complainant Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circuinstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.852 of 2024, dated.2410712024 ftled U/s 498-4, 506 of IPC and 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act pending on the file of the Learned Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad District, registered on the file of the 2nd Respondent, i.e.,Station House Officer, Women Police Station, Central Zone, Hyderabad Police Commissionerate, Hyderabad District and quash the same. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition undr:r Section 528 of BNS praying that in th€, r;ircumstances stated in the MemorandLm of Grounds of Criminal Petition, tht: tligh Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in C.C.N: 852 of 2024, daled, 2410712024 filed Uis 498-4, 506 of IPC and 3 and 4 Dowry F'r,:hibition Act pending on the file of the L€)arned Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan ll agistrate, Hyderabad District, registered on the file of the 2nd Respondent, i.e. S'ation House Officer, Women Police S ation, Central Zone, Hyderabad Poli::: Cornmissionerate, Hyderabad District, including personal appearance of the Peli:ioners herein. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Between: Panuganti Sravani, Wo. Panuganti Ravi Kiran, Aged ak,r,ut 29 Years, Occ. House Wife, r1/o. H.No.2-5-18, Kattakinda Basthi , Sikh Village, Bowenpally, Secundrabad, Hyderabad C/o. H.No 'l-9-1113127, FI11, hlagamatah Kunta, lt/usheerabarl, Hyderabad - 500009 ...Petitioner/De-facto Complainant in l.A.Nos.3 & 4 OF 2025 AND

1. Panuganti Ravi Kiran, S/o. P Kanakasena, Aged about l )Years, Occ. Private Employee, R/o H.No.2-5-18, Kattakinda Bashi Sikh 'r/illage, Bowenpally, Secundrabad Hyderabad Telangana - 500009.

2. Panuganti Padmavathi, W/o. P.Kanakasena, Aged at rut 5ll Years, Occ. House Wife, R/o H No.2-5-18, Kattakinda Basal , Siklt Village, Bowenpally, Secundrabad Hvderabad, Telangana - 500009.

3. Panuganti Kanakasena, S/o. Late Bhujangam, Aged ,r rout 69 Years, Occ. Gold Smith [t/o H No.2-5-18, Kattakinda Baghi Sikh '/illage, Bcwenpally, Secundrabad Hyderabad Telangana - 500009. ...Petitioner/Accused Nos. 'l to 3 in l.A.Nos.3 & 4 OF 2025

4. The State of 1 elangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, l-li:th Court Complex, High Court, at Hyderabad.

5. The Station H:use Officer, WPS, Central Zone Police Stztion, Hyderabad District, Telan,3ana State. ...Respondents in l. a Nos.3 & 4 OF 2025 Petition unde - Section 359 (6) of BNS praying that r the circumstances stated in the Memor::ndum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit tle complainant to compound the offen ;,: in .CC.No.B52 of 2024, daled.24lo7t2024 filed U/s 498-4, 506 of IPC arl 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act pendrng on the file of the Learned Xlll Additiona Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad District against the Petitioners/Accuser: Nos. 1 to 3 in the interest of justice. .:t-.=,7 - LA. NO: 4OF 2025 Petition under Section 359 (2) of BNS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High court may be pleased to record the compromise in the above criminal petition and quash the C.C.No 852 of 2024 on the file of Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad, by compounding the offence in terms of the compromise in the rnterest of justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Bondempally Ramulu, Advocate for the Petitroner and the Sn Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 & 2, and of Sri Varthya Vinod, Advocate for the Respondent No.3. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUII,ARAMJI l.A.Nos.3 and 4 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION No.6432 OF 2025 COMMON ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed under Sectior {l2B of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ('tor short 'BNS{;, 2023') seeking quashment of lhe proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.B52 of 2024 on the fik: of learned Xlll Additional Chief Metnrlrolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad Dislrict

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused No.1 to 3 in C.C.No.B52 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sectii:ns 49BA and 506 of the lndian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of thr, )owry Prohibition Act, 1961

3. Heard B. Ramulu, learned counsel for t r:; petitioner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional I).tblic Prosecutor, representing the respondent No. 1 -State

4. Pending tlris petition, the parties have entered intc the compromise and, accordinglv, respondent No.2/de-facto complain,l"tt filed l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 with the prayer to permit them to ente. into compromise and by recording the settlement to quash the procer,rlings against the petitioner/accuserd in C.C.No.852 of 2024. I I I I I 2 ".ri r\l R,./r I-'l.Nofi a 1oi2025 in/ and Cr/.I'>.N0.64)2 oJ 2025

5. This Cou( vide otder dated 23.06.2025 referred the parties to the High Court Legal Services Committee for identification and lo verify the voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, has submitted report dated 30.06.2025 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 for the respective parties 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 and to restore peace between the parties, in the light of the dicta in Gian Singh v. Sfafe of Puniab and anotherl and Anit Mishra v. Sfate of lJ.P.2; State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and othersl this Court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under | 2012 (1O) SCC 303 'z zo24 INSC 189 3 zors 1s1 scc 6aa 3 \ lx,/ l. ,l.lioi. ) drl I oJ 202 t ia/ ad tli /. r).ixto.6 /12 0J2025 Section 482 C:r.P.C.|S2B of BNSS,2023, would br: n the interest of justice. B. Accordin3ly, l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 are allora,ed. Consequenfly, all the proceerlings in C.C.No.852 of 2024 on the flle of learned Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad t)istrict, are hereby quashed agains;t the petitioner/accused Nos.1 to 3. I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is dispcsed of. Pending rniscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed //TRUE COPY// SD/- MOHD. ISMAIL I)EPUTY REGISTRAR G SECTION OFFICER To, '1. The Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Hyderir:,ad. 2. The Station House Officer, WPS, Central Zone Police S:ation, Hyderabad. 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [C,UTl

4. One CC to Sr Bondempally Ramulu, Advocate [OPUC] 5. One CC to Sr Varthya Vinod, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copi,:s NV leh Along with a copy of Joint Memo of Compromise .-I 'rE,;,.:i HIGH COURT DATED:1410712025 COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.3 AND 4 OF 2025 ln/And CRLP.No.6432 of 2025 ! Sl4i.: t" 18 ttl Zrfi \ I *,/2, \. \,\r_\r DISPOSING OF THE CRLP AND ALLOVIIING THE lA.Nos.3&4OF2025 ":e +-:-- .=47 ' i'Js.+...>. t , IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT: HYDERABAD I A.No CRL.P.No IN oF 2025 oF 2025 Between I 2 3 1 2 Panuganti Ravi Kiran, S/o. P. Kanakasena, Aged about 3 3 Years, Occ: Private En.rployee' Vo. n.No.Z-S-18, Kattakinda Basthi , Sikh Village, Bowcnpally, Secuudrabad, Flyderabad Telangana - 500009. Panuganti Padmavathi, W/o. P Kanakasena, Aged about 53 Years, Occ: IJousc Wifc' R/o. H.No.2-5-18, Kattakrnda Basthi , Sikh Vitlage, Bowenpally, Secunclrabad, Hydcrabad Telangana - 500009. Panuganti Katlakascna, S/o. Latc Bhujaugau, Agecl about 69 Years, Occ: Ciold Smith' IV;. LI No.2-5-18, I(attakinda Basthi , Sikh Village, Bowcnpally, Secundrabzrcl, Ilydcrabad Telangar.ra - 500009 Petitioners/Accused Nos l to 3 r\rttl The Statc of Telangana Rep. by its Ptrblic Pt osecutor. High Court ComPlex, High Court, at HYdcrabad The Station Ilousc Officer, WPS, Central Zone Police Station, HydcarabatlDistrict' Telangana State Respondents -- .w,"# f -1 Panugan tiSravani, W/o. ?anuganti Ravi Kiran. fF.d__r!l* 29 years, Occ: IIousc Wife, R./o. fl lr e.2 5- lg, Kattakinda Basthi , Sikh ! il age. llowenpally. SecurrtJrabatl. l_lytlcr.rrl,: ,l C/tr H No l-c)-lll3/i7.1 Il. N,rga,nai,,fl fir,l,r. ' Mushecrrrbad, IJyclerirbad _ -500009 . Reslto rrlcnt i I)c-lacto Coniplainant JOTNT MEMO FII,E D I]Y TI-IE PETITIONIi R S ANI) I)ErACTO- May it please yc ur lor.tlship, COMPI, AINANT It is to subntit that the allegation ol. the courl,laint is that the clc_f.acto i conrplai.ant ga',e i1 cornpraint [refbrc trre worne , p.r -e. St,lion. c.rrr.,r Hydcrabad on 2'1-0j 2023 ancl thc policc r-cgisrererr ir ar (.611111..\s. 2g of 2023 for Oflcnces Punishz blc /s 49g_A, 506 of II)CI and 3 & 4 l)or,,r r prolribitiou Act and took up thc rnvestigation. o. completi'n of the invcstigation I t.y filc, chargc sheet. The Hon'ble XIII Ac dl (lhief MctroPolitan N,Iagistratc-. IJr t , raSarl I)istrict, has Look cognizance againr;t thc petitioncrs /Accusetr Nos. r t. _r tr r LLr*,. it iS in thc slage or. 'zon", .I 2' I submit thirl u,iti) the irtcrvc.tio, of thc rve -r.visl r.r s :..rcr e rders of thc both paftics. they settlerl thc rnatter amicably cut of the coulr. I rr llue 1o the said t.cason.s, the dclacto comp)ainant came tbrward to rvithdrar,, trrt- rrrn,riri,t fbr which the accused also executed an Affidavit stating that thcy arc rci rl_r kt r,rithdraw the above said case Afler consicrcr-ing a, the abovc circumsiances trr s ,.n,bre court may be pleased to quash the proccedings i, c.C. No.g520f 2024 0trhc Iilc of FIon,blcXIII Addl Chief Metrolrolitan l4agistratc, I{ytlcrabad, other*,i:,r I te DCrrtioners and their family nrernbers wi,l sullcr irrcparable loss. . .:.*"! 7 , That Petitioner and De facto-Con.rplainant rcspectfully submit that, the above matter is scttled out of the Court and that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to Quash thc C.C. No.852of 2024 ott the filc of Hon'ble XIII Acldl. Chief Metropolitan lvlagistratc, Ilyrlcrahad, by cornpounding the oflcnce in tcrrns of compromise in the intclcst ol' jLrsticc and pass such otl'rer order or ordcrs rnay deem frt and proper in the circur-nstances of thc case. Ilcnce, this .loint IVIcmo Hyderabad DATqS .04.2024 Petitioner/ Accusorl r .\o. I Petitioncr/ Accuscd No.2 v' l/\c,.- -,, >^,4 Petitioncr/ Accuse Rcspondent/ De-Facto Complainant ? <,wil*/--- ICounsel for Petitioner Counsel Respondcnt