The High Court · 2025

PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.2 AND 3 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7230 OF 2025 Between:

1. Chinthakula Employee, District. Mahesh, S/o.lllaiah a Aged 31 years, Caste.Kurma, Occ.Pvt R/o. Bandankal Village, Mustabad Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla

2. Chinthakula Raju, S/o. Mallaiah, Aged 35 years, Occ.Agriculture, R/o. Bandankal Village, Mustabad Mandal, Diskict. Caste. Kurma, Rajanna Sircilla

3. Are Babu, S/o.Gonaiah, Aged 57 years, Caste.Kurma, Occ.Agriculture, R/o- Bandankal Village, Mustabad Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District.,

4. Chinthakula Swamy, S/o. Devaiah, Aged 32 years, Caste. Kurma, Occ.Agriculture, R/o. Bandankal Village, Mustabad Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District., ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 to 4 AND 1 The State of Telangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana The State of Telangana ) Chinthakula Ramulu, S/o. Raj aiah Aged 55 years, Caste.Kurma, Occ.Agriculture, R/o. Bandankal Village, Mustabad Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District ...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 quash the proceedings against the PetitionerslAl , 42, A3, 44 in FIR No.242 ol 2024, on the file of on the file Police Station Mustabad, Rajanna Sircilla District by recording the compromise in the interest of the justice. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Between: Chinthakula Ramulu, S/o. Rajaiah Aged 55 years, Caste.Kurma, Occ.Agriculture, R/o. Bandankal Village, Mustabad Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District ...Petitioner/De-facto Complainant l.A.Nos.2 &.3 of 2025 '.,_F-- ''"'v- AND 1 Chinthakula Mahesh, Sio.lllaiah a Aged 31 years, Caste.Kurma, Occ.Pvt !mployee, R/o. Bandankal Village, Mustabad Ma rdal, Rajanna Sircilla District.

2. Chinthakula Ra ju, Occ.Agriculture R/o District. S/o. Mallaiah, Aged 35 y€ ars, Bandankal Village, Mustabad Ir4 andal Caste. Kurma, Rajanna Sircilla

3. Are Babu, S/o.Gonaiah, Aged 57 years, Caste.Kurme, Occ.Agriculture, R/o. Bandankal Village, Mustabad Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla )rstrict., -

4. Chinthakula Swamy, S/o. Devaiah, Aged 32 yr:ars, Caste. Kurma, Occ.Agriculture, R/o. Bandankal Village, lviustabad Mrrndal, Rajanna Sircilla District., ...RespondenUAccused No.i to 4 h l.A.Nos.2 & 3 oI 2O2S

5. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Public prosecutor, l-ligh Court for the State of Telangana. ...RespondenURespondent h t.A.Nos.2 & 3 of 2O2S Petitron under Section 359 (6) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit an Joint Memos Petition, the High corrrt may be pleased to permit the Respondent No.2/Defacto complainant to corrpound the offences under section 7 of PCR Act in FIR No.242 of 2024, on thr-. file of on the file of Police Station Mustabad against the Accused No.1 to 4. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Petition under Section 359(6) of BNSS praying that rn the circumslances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petition the High court may be pleased to record the compromise entered between re petitioner/Defacto complaianant and Respondent/Accused No.'t to 4 and euash the proceedings by compounding the under Section 7 of pCR Act, against the Respondenis/ Accused No.1 to 4 in FIR No.242 of 2024, on the file ol on the file of police Station Mustabad. This Petition and lnterlocutory Application coming (,n for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petition I A. and upoh rreaiing the arguments of sri Vuchidi sharath Kumar, Advocate for t re petrtioner and the sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional public proseculor on behalf of the Respondent No.1, and of Sri B.Arjun Rao, Advocate for the f lespondent No.2. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos .2 AND 3 0F 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL P ETITION No. 7230 0F 2025 coMMON ORDER ThisCriminalPetitionisfiledunderSection52SofBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS, 2023') seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 4 inCrimeNo.242ot2024onthefileoftheMustabadPoliceStation, Rajanna-Sircilla District.

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos l to 4 in the Crime CaseregisteredfortheoffencepunishableunderSectionTofProtection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act, 1955. 3 Heard Mr.Vuchidi Sharath Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr'B'Arjun Rao' learned counsel for the respondent No.2/de-facfo complainant'

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromlse and, accordingly, respondent No.2/de-facfo complainant filed l'A'Nos 2 and 3 of 2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to quash the proceedings again3tfte petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 in Crime No'242 of 2024' 2 .\ / 1{,/ l-1.\ot.2 and ) ol 2025 in/dnd (.r! l)..\0. 72)0 o1 !025

5. This Court vide orde.r dated 18.06.2025 referrel the parties to the High Court l-egal Services Committee for identificatic n and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The Secretari, High Court Legal Services Committee, has submitted report dated 23.(6.2025 stating that the parties were identified by their respective coL nsel and also on verification of Aadhar Cards/ldentity Cards and the enquiries revealed that the parties have willfully and without coercion entered into settlemenUcom promise

6. I have considered the submissions of the le:rrned counsel and perused the materials on record.

7. Having considered the allegations, the nature ol charged offences and taking into account the amicable settlement between the parties, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v. Stafe of Punjab and anotherl and Anil Mishra v. State of lJ.P.2i State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Court is of the con:;idered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view or the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.lS2{} of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice. '2012 ('10) scc 303 ' 2024 INSC 189 I 2ots 1s; scc sea J AL|-RJ l.A.No.r.2 and 3 of 2025 h/and Cr/.P.No. 72)0 oJ2025

8. Accordingly, l.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, all the proceedings in Crime No.242 of 2024, on the file of the Mustabad Police Station, Rajanna-Sircilla District, are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4 I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed //TRUE COPY// S REENIVASA REDDY STANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To, The station House Officer, Mustabad Police station, Raianna Sirchilla District fwo bCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] Oire CC to Sri Vu;hidi Sharath Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri B.Ariun Rao, Advocate IOPUCI Two CD Copies 1 2 4 5 NVB/gh AV HIGH COURT DATED:0210712025 \,.. [il ?uq $ t/v :t ..-,. COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.2 AND 3 OF 2025 ln/And CRLP.No.7230 ot 2025 DISPOSING OF THE CRLP AND ALLO!4/ING THE lA.Nos.2&3OF2025 q \4