The High Court · 2025

2 sri satish Pinnamaneni, s/o Late p.Raghavendra Rao, Aged 65 years occ. 3. sri Laxmi Pinnamaneni, wo Satish pinnam wieni Aged 60 years occ.House hold, (All the.Petitioners are Fr/o.H.No.B-2-293t82, plot No.508/r Road No.86, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad) AND ...Petitioner/Accused 1 to 3 in CRLp and lA.No.4 OF 2O2S Uouft ot I etangana, Hyderabad I IP.*Slltg:f Tetangana,. ,p.S.S-R.Nagar, Rep. by pubtic prosecutor, High 2. Smt. Sree chandana, Ex-wo.Kaushik pinnamaneni, Aged 2g years occ. pvt. Employee R/0 17la, VudayaBhaskar Residency SanleEv R;dAyn;g*, ' Hyderabad-500038. ...RespondenUDe-facto Complainant in CRLp and lA.No.4 OF ZO2S 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 in c.c.No.B936 of 2020, on t-he fire of xilr Additional chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manoranjan complex, Hyderabad, in io far as the petitioners/accused No.1 to 3 are concerned. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2 025 Petition under section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal petition, the High court mry be pleased to stay all further proceedings in c.c.No.B936 oF 2o2don the fite of the Xlll Additional chief Metropolitan Magistrate. Hyderabad, pending disposat of the above Criminal Petition. 7 I.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Between: Smt. Sree Chandana, Ex-Wo.Kaushik Pinnamaneni, Aged 28 years Occ. Pvt Employee, RlO.17la, VudayaBhaskar Residency, Sanjeev Reddy Nagar, Hyderabad-500038. ... Petitione r/2nd ResPondent AND

1. Sri.Koushik Pinnamaneni, S/o Satish Pinnamaneni, Aged 34years, occ. Business.

2. Sri Satish Pinnamaneni, s/o Late P.Raghavendra Rao, Aged 65 years Occ. Business.

3. Sri Laxmi Pinnamaneni, Wo Satish Pinnam wieni Aged 60 years Occ.House hold, (All the Petitioners are R/o.H.No.8-2-293182, Plot No.50B/l Road No.86, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad)

4. The State of Telangana, ,P.S.S.R.Nagar, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, Hyderabad ...Respondents/Accused 1 to 3 Petition under Section 359 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the lvlemorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High court may be pleased to compound the offence under section u/s 498-4, 417 ' 323 OF I P.C and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.8936 of 2020 on the file of the Xlll Additional chief Metropolitan Magistate. Hyderabad, in the interest of the justice. l.A. NO: 4 OF 2025 Petition under Section 320 R/w Slc.482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High Court may be pteased to record the compromise in C.C.NO.8936 of 2020 and quash the proceedings in C.C.NO.B936 of 2020 (on the file of the Xlll Additional chief lvletropolitan Magistrate. Hyderabad) in the interest of the ju stice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri B.sudhakar Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioners and the Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No. and Sri A.Hannumatha Reddy, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER ,1 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.3 AND 4 0F 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION No. 7508 0F 2025 COMMON ORD ER This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ,BNSS, 2023,) seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos..r to 3 in c.c.No.Bg36 of 2020 on the fire of the rearned Xilr Additionar chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad.

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 3 in the carendar case registered for the offences punishabre under section s 4gg-A, 417 and 323 of lndian Penal Code.

3. Heard Mr.B.Sudhakar Reddy, Iearned counser for the petitioners, tt4r.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional public prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-state and Mr.A.Hannumatha Reddy, learned counsel for the respondent No.2/de-facfo complainant.

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, respondent No.2/de-facfo complainant filed 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 Se \ petitioners/accused Nos.'l to 3 in C.C.No.8936 of 2020. 2 NIlRJ IA.Not.l and 4 oJ 2025 in/ a CilP.No.7508 of 2025

5. This Court vide order dated 20.06.2025 referred the parties to the High Court Legal Services Committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, has submitted report dated 27.06.2025 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 settlemenUcom promise.

6. I have considered the submissions of the learned counsel and perused the materials on record. Having considered the allegations, the charged offences, which are 7 . essentially matrimonial and inter-personal in nature and taking into account the amicable settlement between the parties and to restore peace among them, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v. Sfate of Punjab and anotherl and Anit Mishra v' Stafe of lJ.P.2i Stafe of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.1528 of BNSS , 2023, would be in the interest of justice. 1 | 2012 (1O) SCC 303 'z 2oz4 INSC 189 3 2019 (s) scc 688 .. *.:!!..<, '-".li'.j 3 NT&/ IA.Not.l atd 4 of 2025 ir/ and Cr/.P.No.7508 of 2025

8. Accordingly, I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2O2S are allowed. Consequenfly, all the proceedings in c.c.No.8936 of 2o2o on the file of the on the file of the learned Xlll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3. I ln the above terms, the Criminal petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. SO/. MOHD.ISMAIL DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ,l SECTION OFFICER

1. The lll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad. 2, The Station House Officer, Sanjeevareddy Nagar. 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at 4. One CC to Sri B.Sudhakar Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 5. One CC to Sri A.Hannumatha Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copies Hyderabad IOUT] To, W NVB/PSL HIGH COURT DATED:0410712025 COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.3 And 4 of 2025 ln/And CRLP.No.7508 of 2025 l4sEHT o() 7- Y * 26JUL M * DISPOSING OF THE CRLP AND ALLOWING THE lA.Nos.3 &4OF 2025 a')\ v *