J th.rr in the light of lhe dictums in Gian singh v. sfate of Punjab and anolherl and Anit Mishra v. State of lJ.p Stale of

Petition under Section 482 of Cr 'PC praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandrr"oi ciornos of criminat Petition, the High court may 'tittn="' -p'"ceedings lncluding appearance of the be oleased to stay oetitioners/A2 to 44 in cc'ii.iaei of 20z2"on the file of The Xlll Additional bhi"f M"tropolitan Magistr-at"lHGt"uao' At Nampally' pending disposal of the above quash Petition 'f f - l.A. NO: 1 oF 202t 1 ["_";[;Li"?rili$i}:T;f :i##[lil]s#,::r:.x,nffi n:.."ri, 3l:',.i,,1'JHT:l1fl Sl,P;l'r',;#il{:?:ft ?il.",?,:,]?yi;;i;."r,napa,,y, ...petitioner/2nd Respondent in LA No.1 & 2 ot 2025 And 1 2 3 lflq,#,fi !!;.!';'il"-ffi Fit!?tiff f nfi K oJJ I I I pet a, M ; r l, i I i p a t n a m, A nd h ra p ra d'e s*d _ ;ii0 0 ; Lakshmi Nag;r Siulochana, Wo K. Raja Rao Age. 62, Ccc. Hot se Wife fi ilffi jt?i.ln}#i;ffi j.",T.:;:*?iffi #:u:,,,"i1il:;o"&#: ,lL,;nlt.,?s,:,1,,f;t;SilS - = ,?i,"iJ: . ' :J3i:,flr5,Ti,7,13;,?38 B[i:"'fr,B,s ?3..:tf:,,#.:.5r: gr, r:c,i of ...Respondents/petitioners in LA No.1 & 2 oJ 2024 -' -' Petition ulder section ...RespondenU1"t respondent in l.A Nc .1 & 2 ol 2O2S -35g(6) of BNSS praying tha- rn -he ,:rrcumstances stated in the Memor;ardum of crounJs ;;;#;ri ;"titiorr, the Hilh Court may be pleased to pe.rri: to.compound the offense rn vievy of the compromise between the parties; ,r ,;C No.ai8+ ot ZOiZ.'"""'" ' r.A. NO: 20F 2025 Petition under riection ;f F[ j:"Tiy,ffif file of Xlll additional "hi,rf This petition corr ir il:T -4g2 0f cr.p.c praying that in the c rcumstances or c,o,no.- oi c"'i#i, li' F"t,oo n tnu, I n ;; ;;[';,y and quash the CC vo a38+zoii on',if," netropolitan magistrate HyAerabad at N;r;;;l; " ' ,"orprorise Grounds or c rim i na',.,, t -":j ir;Ilj; #,il :il:;:l 1:, X:, l"JTl#;: Advocate for the peti"i:ner and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeram:rra ,lddi..ionar pubric Prosecutor represent, rq the respondent tto.f _itate ano Mr V.yldu Krishna Sainath, counsel for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the fcllowing: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.No s.1 AND 20F 2025 ln/And CRIMIN AL PETI TION No .6476 0F 2024 coM MON ORDER . This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal .Cr.PC'), seeking quashment of the Procedure Code, 1973 (for short proceedings in C.C.No.43B 4 of 2022' on the file of the learned Xlll Addl' chief Metropolitan lvlagistrate, Hyderabad at Nampally' against the petitioners. 2, The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos'2 to 4 in the Calendar Case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-4' 420' 406 ofthe lndian Penal Code, 1860'

3. Heard Mr. Chintala Srikanth' learned counsel for the petitioners' Mr. Jithender Rao Veeramalla' learned Additional Public Prosecutor' representing the respondent No'1-State and IVtr' V' Yadu Krishna Sainath' 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'1 and 2 of 2025 with prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos'2 to"4:rn C.C.No.43B4 oI 2022. 2 \

1.,\. t., I t,,i 2 o/ 202;*,.. \ Lri l'.\,t.6176 of zc.

5. This r-)cu1 vide order dated 03.04.2025 referred the t)arties to the High court [-egal services committee for identificalion and to verify the voluntarinesrs ir ;l'riving the settlement. The Secretary, iligt Court Legal Services commiltr3e, has submitted report dated og.o4..zo2!; stating that the parties are dentified by their respective couns,:l € nd also on verification of A,rJhar cards/ldentity cards and the enquirie; reveal that the parties h.,re willful and without coerr;ion e ttered into settlemenUconrpr tm ise.

6. I hav<T t;or-sidered the submissions of the learn,:d r:ounsel and perused the matr: -ials on record

7. Havingl corr:; dered the allegations, the charged offe nce;, which are essentially rnatrirrcnial and inter-personal in nature and taking into account the a '-r' c:able setflement between the parr.ies anc to restore peace amon{J th.rr , in the light of lhe dictums in Gian singh v. sfate of Punjab and anolherl and Anit Mishra v. State of lJ.p|; Stale of Madhya Prades,tt v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Cot rt is of the considered vievr lr;tt quashment of the impugned proceeriing; in view of the settlement by t;<ercising jurisdiction under section 482 cr.).c.152g ot BNSS, 2023, woulrj be in the interest of justice. '2012 (10\ scc 3rt3 I 2024 INsc 189 r zots 1s; scc sos I -.] d / 3 NTR,/ I.A.Not.l and 2 0J2025 it/and Crt.P.No.6176 o[ 2021

8. Accordingly, l.A.Nos'1 and 2 of 2025 are allowed' Consequently' all proceedings in C.C.No'4384 of 2022' on the file of the learned Xlll Addl. chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad at Nampally' are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos'2 to 4' 9 ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' Pending miscellaneous applications' if any' shall stand closed' //TRUE GOPY/, sD/- MOHO. ISMAIL DE UTY REGISTRAR CTION OFFICER To,

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6. Two CD CoPies SVS/gh (Along with a copy of Joint Memo of Compromise) w HIGH COURT DATED:1610'412024 .t COMMON ORDER

1.i li,t \.) -ilt :/ ). * \ p ulI \i -* l.A NOS.1 AND 2 OF 2025 tN CRLP.Nc.$476 of 2024 DISPOSING C,F THE CRLP AND ALLOWING THE I.A Nos.1 and Z ot 2025 q "o?@ X# TN THE HoN',BLE t{i?T^1%',ftTfI"H?l?t1"li'oR rHE sr ATE OF CRL.P.No. 6476 OF7dI4 ?A>\ Betvueen:

1. Kota Raja Rao S/o Late Purna Chandra Rao Age: 64, Occ: Rtd' Gofi' tmp

2. Lakshmi Naga Sulochana Wo K' Raja Rao Age: 62, Occ: House Wlfe

3. Padma D/o Kota Raja Rao '' ngl,'ao Y.u", occ: House wife All are residents of: H'No' 27t46-llC.L30) -- Li*,ln{f Xl^m[,,liHli:[ti[8i.., AND ...Petitioners/Accused 2'3 & 4

1. State of Teiangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor' ' i"""J,li t*rt of ludicature at Hvderabad Police wPS, ccs, DD, Hydilb"d ' [l:',fl '-Y,,"ilSf;"ii$i?:,.",n lx ;: Jf'ff ;'f +TH[:,.'' Qu3+er.' XJm.n n'i;h.I, iakdikaPool' Khairatabad' HYderabad, Telangana " RespondenVComplainant Presently residing at: D-702' h;ii:','*';ff 1.1,ru:r#::;:::"' R.R.District, Telangana t' ..Respondent/De-facto Complainant JOINT MEMO criminal petition is filed under Sectron 482 of CRPC praying for quashing of the proceedings inCC No' 4384 of 2022On the file of The

1. It is submitted that the ab 'o" , i =.- I .: il. J: ':i : i I : i I : : i J i j i i ) I t ! i i i ? Hon'ble XIII Adcl, Chief Metropolitan Magishate, Hyderabad, At Ir ampally, arising out of Fir. No. 2 !;2 Of 2O2t, WpS, CCS, DD _ Hyderabad. 2' It is subnritterr that the above crime arose in view of the repor rodged by the Respondent N,r .t/ De-facto Complainant dated 26.10.2020 to p;lice Begumpet (North Zone ) 'Akrmen porice station and a crime was registere( by the porice Begumpet vide LJ/s 4gB-A, 420,406 of IpC, Sec. 3,4 & 6 of the Dc wry prohibition Act vide c' N<; 11 0f 2020 and the said crime investigation was transfe*ed to ' the 1s respond:rt porice for further investigation, against the peti :ioner/Accused No.2 to 4 and rrll^er Accused No.1 l 3' It is submitted that, that in view of the same, the petitionerr ap proached this Hon'ble Cor:rt :rrrd filed the above criminal petition se,:kingr quirshing of the proceedings ir itt No. 4384 0f 2022 0n the fire of rhe r-ron,bre X,, Addr. chief Metropolitan N,la,l strate, Hyderabad, At Nampally under the g,oun ls mentioned in the crimir al pctition I I

4. I submit that hcr:Lr:;ed No. 1 along with petitioners/Accused No. 2 :o 4 and the Respondent No. ;7 t)e-facto Complainan! with a view . tc puj. qu etus to the disputes am.,nq :lrem, have mutually agreed to resolve lhe clispu :es between themselves, wi:h the intervention of elders and to withdrarv al including the crintiral proceedings initiated by the Respondenl: No Complainant. A :tef.lement deed dated 26.03.2025 is al:;o execu'ed by and between the oarti:r; and steps are being taken for closure of all thr connected allegations 2/De-facto f matrimonial cases flled between the parties against each other' A copy of the Deed of Settlement is enclosed for the kind perusal of this Hon'ble Court'

5. In view of the same' the Respondent No'2/De-facto Complainant is intending to withdraw the complaint filed by her against all the accused persons 1 to 4'which was registered as Fir. No. 252 of z[zr,wps, ccs' DD - Hyderabad and charge sheeted as CC No' 4384 of 2022 Ontne nfe of The Honble )CII Addl' Chief Metropolitan Magistrate' Hyderabad' At Nampally' This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in CC No' 4384 of 2022 on the file of The Honble XIII Addl' Chief Metropolitan Magistrate' Hyderabad' At Nampallyagainst the Petitionei/Accused No'2 to 4 and Accused no'1 as compounded'

6. I submit thau the Petitioners/Accused no'z to 4 along with Accused No'l and the the disputes inter se Respondent No' 2/ De-facto Compiainant ag'":O t:.tt among the parties and shall not raise any further disputes and strictly abide by the terms of the Deed of Settlement dated 26'03'2025 enclosed herewith and agreed to withdraw any allegations made against each other' All the disputes and there is no ill will or complaint between the parties stands finally '"'iMed against each other in anY manner'

7. It is submitted that the parties with their mutual consent and free will without any pressure, force' coercidn or undue influence from any side' have agreed to end all their disputes fully and to live peacefully' t I i , t ,tri l\it t, -,, i : l ! I . I : I i I 'o'' B. Since the llr::;pondent N allegation:; i:rJainst the , 2/ Defacto complainant is ra'illin! to withdraw the of the compr,:m,r", .r" ,r:t:::rt';;:: ;:';r; ::H :,;,r}"; ;;: Honble XtIl addi. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, H)/der. bad, At Nampallyare liable to be qrlshed to meet the ends of justice. fhat this Hon,ble Court n lay be pleas('d to quash the It is theretrre prayed proceedings in cl \o. 43 Metroporitan Masshate, rrtr!"]^T'^i;J:# ::,,1" 2021, WpS, CCS; rt) _ Hyderabad against the p"titi"*r*::,"., Accused No. rand tass such .rn". a,r^- ^ rit and proper n ,n,, .,r.rrrli.l:. j'.1" *"" ;III Addr. ,,iurii ng out ,rf FlR. No. 252 Of tN '-'. ,], Ot i ^,: N:s' 2 to 4 and ; as this Honbre ccurt may deem , .rertuoners/Accused '"" ;.:ers Hence This Joint t4€ fl r. Date:.03.2025 Place: Hyderabad i 1 I I I I ! I 'I I ! J l .i :i : j a Petition ccrr:r:d No.2 l<'L',Y :)c/otL-_la, Petitioner No. 2/,Accus -. d No. 3 'P6r"!r'r r.'.t't' Petitioner No.3/aci:i:;rrrl No.+ ( - Q,==-- -, Counsel for the Accusec Dd*-t-- Defacto Contplai rant

0. counsel ro,. ur9 lffi fliir,,nt