High Court · 2025

I.A. N o: 30 F 2025 Petition under Section 359 (6) of BNSS prayino that in the circumstances stated in the Memorand'-'"t"itJ"i" or cii'ninj pltiiion'tne High Court may be i" cc uo'-oior ot zozs on the file of oreased to permit to "o'poJnd-t;;';;;;; at Nampaily, Hyderabad-in oursuant to the compro.i"I'"i i"l"ilnio uy tri" p.rti"" t,"t.uv quashing the cc iron,bre Xl, Additional "n',Ji'l,rlir.o"ritrn-tvt"gi.trat" ti!'ii"'"; H;;';i" xlil Aaaitional dhief Metropolitan 'f,lo. 6261 oI 2023 "" iti"rgiJ[rt" at Nampatty, Hyderabad and to pass l.A NO: 4 OF 2025 Petition under Section 359 (2) of BNSS praying that in the' circumstances stated in the Memorand"lt G;;'i;i" orEtitinJ'r.pl'tiiion' ttre Hish Court mav be -rna qur"r, the oroceedings as against the oleased to record tn. resoondent No.z herein/al:ffi"N; ; i; ic . ryt . ozbt or 2o2i on the file of the Hon,bre X* Additionar cn.,.t nr"ir.p.'itan Magistrate at Namparly HYDERABAD' "ornirl'J]. Crl.P Between: No.7 147 t 025 fl,T"1fl.Ii3i1fl "8,,??i[f "s,:i."i,,il,:l:in-ffi #3^:3",,fl ?,?!E,,o?i",Ji AND ...PETIT|ONER/ACCUSED No.1 I[?'J3L?:LH5H*:,,r,T,,'^]i"id,q:pj:"f,,,tr])lt?xo:,:uo1:*."* 1 2 ifti:*1:,83d;T"{.r}i,1"{fjl?::i;'tr?#:FBx?r j:z;*y"n# ...RESpONDENT No.2 / DEFACTO COMPLATNANT "**o [",T!'lr.lli::"i.:*':l .?3,?^:t-?.N:p pravins that in rhe circumstances fi 5?,".1:i;,t*.ihJ,:,:""^*ii!"r",j,?'ii,Fj,ii.,*,on,*reuiincil;;;i. MasistrareatNampa,y-"JL*IS;ilili. 1,,.:;"i,,"? ji,il'i"J.:ilfl::':X1"ifi t.A. NO:2 F2025 petition under Secti ;E:".1l#il"rhl*1".x::L'.t?f ,H?Ifl ,Jliil, jlx"ffi u:;_,,.;";:,,l,tn;[i jFJiffi ,H:ia:,ff ,T'ff ,T*:?T; i"i",i,ut;g; :""::fl This petition comir for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal ,"ri9^-on and upon hearing the arguments of Ms. Mallela Suchitra Learned the perition er in crr petiton j:IT:$::.:;, r_.:rlfi "orn"",,,on I fl.f I#; lffi ;*fj Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Addl. public on behalf of the Respondent No'1 in a, petitions and of Sri t. itroaa*rAR NAIDU, Advocate for the Respondent No' 2 in crr'petition t"i,o-."r", in r.A.Nos. 3 and 4 0f 2025. 'prosecutor "no The Court made the foltowing COMMON ORDER: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N'TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos .3 AND 40F 2025 ln/And CRIMINA L PETITION No .7147 0F 2025 COMMON ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya 2023 (for short 'BNSS' 2023') seeking Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita' quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No'1 in C.C.No.6261 oI 2023 on the file of the learned Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally'

2. The petitioner is arrayed as accused No'1 in the Calendar Case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A' 323' 354-A and 506 of lndian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. Heard Ms.Mallela Suchitra' learned counsel representing Mr.D.Shashi Preetham' learned counsel for the petitioner' Mr'Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor' representing the respondent No.1 -Stato.

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromlse and, accordingly, respondent No'2/de-facto complainant filed l'A'Nos'3 and 4 of 2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromis€ - 2 Vnff IA.Not-j aad 4 of 2025 in/ad Crl.P.No. 7/17 of 2025 and by recording the seftlement to quash the proceedings against the petitioneriaccused No.1 in C.C.No.626 1 ot 2023. ..i 5' This court vide ordet dated 30.06.2025 referred the parties to the High court Legar services committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the set,ement. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, has submitted report dated 14.O7.z,2'stating that the parties were identified by their respective counsel and also on verification of Aadhar cards/rdentity cards and the enquiries reveared 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 amicabre settrement between the parties, in the light of the dictums in Gian singh v. state of punjab and anotherl and Anil Mishra v. Sfafe of lJ.p.2; State of Madhya pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Court is of the considered view that of the impugned proceedings in view of the setflement by ._quashment 1 2012 (10) SCC 303 ' 2024 INSC 189 3 2019 (5) scc 688 3 ^[R/ I- NotJ and 4 of 2025 in/ and Cr/.P.No. 7147 of 2025 exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr'?'C't528 of BNSS' 2023' would be in the interest of justice' B. Accordingly, l.A.Nos'3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed' Consequently' all the proceedings in C.C'No 6261 ot 2023 on the file of the learned Xlll Additional chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally' are hereby quashed against the petitioner/accused No 1' I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' Pending miscellaneous applications' if any' shall stand closed' //TRUE COPY// SD/- AV.S. PRASAD DEPUW REGISTRAR SEC OFFICER To \ \ ,t.TheXlllAdditionalChiefMetropolitanMagistrateatNampally,Hyderabad. 2. The Station House Officer , WPS'' CCS (DD) ' Hyderabad' 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor' High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad' (OUT)

4. One CC to SRI' D. SHASHI PREETAM' Advocate IOPUCI 5. One CC to SRl. P' SOMASEKHAR NAIDU' Advocate IOPUC] 6. Two CD CoPies ( along with a copy of joint memo of compromise) w HIGH COURT DATED:.}Zt08t202i I nr l, ( qt< c ,0 2 srP [pr I,,1rc I ) . COMMONN ORDER I.A. NOS. 3 AND 4 OF 2025 IN/AND CRL.PET|T|ON .No.tl4z of 202i DISPOSING OF THE CRL.PETITION AND ALLOWING THE I.A. NOS. 3 AND 4 0F 2o2s g,{ a 1 MEMORANDUM OF CRIMINAL MISC. PETITTON (Filed Under Sec'359 of BNSSf IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA Crl.P.No. of2o25 Between: Alapati Sri Rajeshwara Chowdar5r, S/o' Manikyala Rao' Aged 34 years, Occ: Doctor, Rf o. H.No. 2-171, Sivalayam Street, Chagallu Post' chagaltu Mandal' west Godavari' A'P ..petitioner/Accused No.1 AND I 2 The State ofTelangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court Buildings, High Court, Hyderabad, through SHO, WPS, CCS (DD), HYderabad. ...ResPondent No. I /ComPlainant Smt Vemulapalli SravYa, W/o. Alapati Sri Rajeshwara Chowdary, Aged;29 years, Occ: Doctor, Rlo. H.No. 6-l-12/2O3, Road to Secuderabad, Near Telephone Exchalge, Padmarao Nagar, Secunderabad' ' .. Respondent No.2/Defacto complainant MOU AND JOINT MEMO FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT NO.2

1. It is submitted that the petitioner herein filed the above quash petition seeking to quash the C.C. No'6261 of 2023 on the f1le of the Hon'b XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at \ L".'q1 NampaJIy: HYDERABAD. above case against the pe IPC, Sections 3 & 4 of D.p.A as Accused. The Respondent lvo.2 has lodged th"\..., titioner U/Sec.498A, 3544, 323, 506 ct wherein the petitioners were figured "rJ It is humbly submitted that the de facto complainant and

2. petitioner have entered into a Memoran< ot.o6.2o2s deciding ;";;:dum of Understanding with the intervention of elders, well_wishers axd family members. We in order to ameriorate the differences have decided to compromise and set,e the matter once for all. We have setfled th disputes amicably a,d a,,d the Respondent No.2 h ave agreed to settle the present dispute in C.C. No.6261 of 2023 o. on the fire of the Hontrre xII Additionar chi"f nr-__'r :.'.'"tt the petitioner J -:', -I;.. : ffi :::-:;- ru":"1;:T*:^: " " Honble Court to record the compromise. The contents mentioned in the said compromise petition are true ald correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. The said compromise is entbred with free will and consent and without aly coercion. Hence, we are filing the present joint Memo. It is therefore prayed that this Hon,ble Cou herein to compound the to permit the petitioner spond ent No.2 offences with the recording compromise ard by allowing rt may be pleased I the Criminal petition filed by the petitioner against C'C' No'626 I of 2023 on the file of the Hon'ble XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Nampally: HYDERABAD' and pass such other ord.er or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstalces of the case' Hyde Dt.1 rabad, r\-oo-zozs oNER/ACC D1 A* COUNSEL FOR THE P ITIONER COUNSEL FOR RE PONDENT NO.2 ,.L**,x"- RESPONDENT NO.2/ DtrFACTO COMPLAINANT )