High Court · 2025

1. The State of Telangana, Through its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana. 2 Madhavaram Rama Rao, S/o Jagadishwar Rao, Age. 40 years, Occ. business R/o Plot No.227, Vivekananda Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad ... Respondent No.1 /Complainant ... Respondent No.2/De-facto Complainant Petition under Section 528 of BN S praying that in the circumstances al Petition, the High Court may be st the Petitioner/Accused No.2 in nal lt/letropolitan Magistrate, Rajendra stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of pleased to quash the proceedings C.C.No.80 ot 2021 on the file of Xlll Nagar, in the interest of justice. a l.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Madhavaram Rama Rao, S/o Jagadishvt{ar R/o Plot No.227, Vivekananda Colony, [i(u Rao, Age. 40 years, Occ. business katpally, Hyderabad. . .. Petitioner/Respondent No.2 l AN D

1. Gunnireddy Venkateshwar Reddy, Sio. Late G Janardhan 40 Yrs, Occ: Business R/o. i H.No.16-2-7541N28 Gaddiannaram, Hyderabad. i Reddy, Aged about , APAU Colony, I I

2. The State of Telangana, Through its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangan:r. ...Respondent No. 1 /Petitioner ...Respondent No.2/Respondent No.1 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the lVlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased for the indulgence of this Hon'ble Court U/ S. 528 of B.N.S.S. to permit the Petitioner to compromise the matter, in the interest of justice. l.A. NO: 2 F 202 BETWEEN: Madhavaram Rama Rao, S/o Jagadishwar Rao, Age. 40 years, Occ. business R/o Plot Nc.227, Vivekananda Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. AND ...Petitioner

1. Gunnireddy Venkateshwar Reddy, S/o. Late G Janardhan Reddy, Aged about 40 Yrs, Occ: Business R/o. H.No.16-2-754/A/28, APAU Colony, Gaddiannaram, Hyderabad.

2. The State, of Telangana, Through its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana. ...Respondents Petition under Section 359 R/w 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to record the compromise accorded between the Petitioner and Respondent No.1 and quash the proceedings against the Respondent Nc.1 herein i.e. Accused No. 2 in C.C.No.80 of 2021 on the file of Xlll Additional lvletropolitan Magistrate, Rajendra Nagar, in the interest of justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Crinrinal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Naresh Reddy Chinnolla, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Publit: Prosecutor on behalf of Respondent No1 and of Sri K Giridhar Raju, Advocate lbr the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTTCE N.TUI(ARAMJI 1 l 3 l] 7 F This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (tor short 'BNSS, 2023') seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No'2 in Crime No.494 ol 2020, on the file of the Raidurgam Police Station' Cyberabad Commissionerate.

2. The petitioner is arrayed as accused No'2 in the Crime case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406' 420' 468' 471 and 474 r/w 34 of lndian Penal Code (for short 'lPC')' .

3. Heard Mr.C.Naresh Reddy, Iearned counsel for the petitioner' Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor' representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr'K'Giridhar Raju' 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-facto complainant filed lA'Nos'1 and 2 of 2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to quash the proceedings against"the petitioner/accused No.2 in Crime No.494 ot2020' 2 N.r&/ IA.Not.l and 2 of 2025 ir/ a Crl.P.No. 7616 of ?025

5. This Court vide otde-r dated 15.07.2025 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 Ccmmittee, has submitted report dated 29.07.2025 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 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, in the light of ttre dictums in Gian Singh v. Stafe of Punjab and anothe/ and Anil Mi.shra y. State of lJ.P.zi State 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.l528 of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice. I zo12 (10) scc 303 2 2024 INSC 189 3 2019 (5) scc 68ri 3 ArB"/ I-4Nos.l and 2 of 2025, inl ana CrtP.No' 7616 of 2025

8. Accordingly' l'A'Nos'1 and 2 ol 2025 are allowed' Consequently' all the proceedings in Crime No.494 of zozo,on the file of the Raidurgam are hereby quashed'against police station, cyberabad commissionerate, the petitioner/accused No.2. / o To. ln the above terms' the Criminal Petition is disPosed of' shall stand closed' Pendingmiscellaneousapplications,ifany, Sd,. N. SRIHARI / DEPUTY REGISTRAR / 6 ,,TRUE COPY" SECTION OFFICER l.TheXlllAdditionalMetropolitanMagistrate,RaiendraNagar

2. The XVt noiiti""lr nrJ.porit";'il;U;t,;te, CYberabad Rajendra Nagar 3. rhe statio;ii;;; otri""i' n"li"n"* i;"1id"-st'tion' cvberaQad 4. Two CCs to the Public p'o"""Jtli Hign Court f";i# siate of Telangana at s By.1%tilJ?H:1":l R"qsI, chinnorra' ndveelte toPucl 6. one cc,o ii rtiriJr'rr nilu, Advocate [oPuc] 7. Two CD CoPies a ADK/PSL Along with a copy of Joint memo of compromtse' HIGH COURT D ATED: Ct510812025 COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2025 ln/and CRLP.No.7616 of 2025 THE s t iJ * 1 7 Frl 2026 * DISPOSING OF THE CRLP AND ALLOWING l.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2025 a o \ il" IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA .AT HYDERABAD BETWEEN CRL.P.NO.. . OF 20/25 &tt GUNNIREDDY VENKATESHWAR REDDY S/o. Late G Janardhan Reddy, Aged about 40 yrs, Occ: Business R/o. H.No. L6-2-Z54/A/28, APAU Colony, Gaddiannaram, Hyderabad. AND I.. THE STATE OF TELANGANA Through its Pubiic prosecutor, High Court of Telangana. 2. MADIIAVARAM RAMA RAO S/o Jagb.djShwai Rao, Age:-:+O years, Occ: businbss [/o' Plot No.22!, Vivekananda Colony, Kukatpally, tr{,rderabad .PETITIONER RESPONDENTS JOINT COMPROMISE MEMO It is hrimbly submitted that the Petitioner and the respondent No. 2 have compromised 'the' matter out of-the court and in view of the compromise they do not want to further proceed with the case against the Petitioner/Accused No.2 in C.C.No.80 of 2o2t on the file of Hon,ble XIII Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate, Rajendra Nagar, as such the same may be quashed against the Petitioner/Accused No.2 in the interest ofjustice. i Hence this Joint Compromise Memo. Place: Hyderabad. Dated: 27rO3-2O25 *.mM, RESPONDENT NO.2 (G.VE-TfiIHffEDDY} '*d:!!**. COUN RESPONDENT No.2 couNG" S; V{4it/"NER