Hyderabad High Court · 2025

1. Mucharla Srinivasulu, S/o. Chendraiah, Age: 51 years, Occ: Business, Rl/o. Plot No. 119, Raghavendra Nagar Colony, Jillelguda, Balapur, Ranga Reddy District. ...Petitioner/Accused

2. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telirngana at Hyderabad. ...Respondent No.1 Petition under Section 359 (6) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grarrt permission to compromise Statement in FIR No. 657 of 2025 on the file of Meerpet Police Station, Rachakonda, for the offences U/Sec. 352 BNS, 3(1)(r)(s) SC ST PoA ACT 2015. l.A. NO: 4 OF 2025 Petition under Section 359(2) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the fMemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition the High Court may be pleased to record compromise statement and quash thg crime vide FIR No. 657 of 2025 on the file of Meerpet Police Station, Rachakonda, for the offences U/Sec. 352 BNS, 3(1XrXs) SC ST POA ACT 2015. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. Thoom Srinivas, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Mr. E. Venkata Siddhartha, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT F'OR THE STATE OT TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2o.25 IN/AND CRIMINAL PETITION No.81O5 gf 2O25 Date: O3.12.2O25. Be tween: Mucharla Srinivasulu AND . . . . Petitioner/ accused The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, Through SHO, P.S. Meerpet and another ..Respondents COMMON ORDER: This Criminal Petition has been filed by the petitioner/accused seeking to quash the proceedings in FIR No.657 of 2o2s of Meerpet Police station, Rachakonda, registered for the offences under section 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya sanhita, 2023 (for short, ,BNS) and section 3(l)(r)(s) of the scs/srs (poA) Amendment Act, 2015. 2' Mr' Thoom srinivas, learned counser for the petitioner, submitted that during the pendency of the present criminar petition, at the instance of the we, wishers, reratives and elders, the parties have settred the dispute and entered compromise and fired Joint Memo' Accordingly, respondent No.2 filed I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2o2s to I 1 2 permit the:m to compromise and to record the compromise entered between them respectively.

3. This court uide order, dated 18.1 I .2025, directed the parties i.e., the petitioncr and respondent No.2, to appear before the High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, on or: before 26.11.2025. In compliance of the said order, the Secretary. High Court Legal Services Cornmittee, has submitted report, dated 2I.11.2025, stating that the petitioner and respondcnt No.2 vvere duly identified with copies of their Aadhar Cards. It is further stated tLrat the parties have willfully and 'without any coercion entered into compromise.

4. Learne<l counsel appearing for respondent No.2 has not opposed the same. The parties herein have filed Joint Memo along with I'A'No'4 ol 5. 2025. The said .Joirrt Memo and the report of the Secretary, Telangana HighCourtl,egalservicesCommittee,Hyderabact,areplacedon record

6.Inviewoftl-resaidreportandalsoinviewolthecompromlse enteredbetweenthepetitionerandrespondentNo.2aswellasthe submissionsnradebytherespectiveparties,I.A.Nos.3and4of2o2S areallowed.Consequently,theproceedingsinFlRNo.65Tof2o2Sof' Meerpet police station, Rachakonda, are hereby quashed against the petitioner. J ,,/_,' II I i

7. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is allowed, subject to payment of costs of Rs.10,OOO/- (Rupees ten thousand only) by the petitioner to the High Court Legal Services Committee, within one week from today. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY/ SD/- A.PRATHIMA DEPUW REGISTRARG SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Vl tMetropolitan Magistrate, Rachakonda at L.B.Nagar, Ranga Reddy District.

2. The Station House Officer, ft/leerpet Police Station, Rachakonda District. 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT]

4. One CC to Mr. Thoom Srinivas, Advocate IOPUC] 5. One CC to [\4r. E. Venkata Siddhartha, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copies (Along with a Copy of Joint Memo of Compromise) N. Total Amount of Rs. 10,000/- ( Rupees Ten thousand only ) has been paid by tMr. Thoom Srinivas, Counsel for the Petitioner as directed by the Hon'ble Court vide order dated 03-12-2025 as to the High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad and filed Memo as proof of compliance USR No.1 4331 8 of 2025 dated 10-12-2025. Kam !i i, t: : i l : i, Iil I I g I I I l. : t I I t N :i I l] |, ; i ; HIGH COURT JSR, J DATED:03/1 212025 COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 IN/AND CRLP.No.8105 of 2025 S , I c O 1 6 0E[ 2025 * Ds * ALLOWING BOTH l.As AND CRIMINAL PETITION 4 \b - ^7 -rEl ANltrAlrrr ''" " j' ' ::".':1j "1- '::{:1'1E:i IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT .HYDBRABAD I.A.NO CRL.P.No. oF 2025 L( 81 o oF 2025 Betr.veen: Mucharla Srinivasulu S/o. Chendraiah Aged about 51 years, Occ :Business, R/o. Plot No. 119, Raghavendra Nagar Colony, Jillelguda, Balapur, Ranga Reddy District. . . . Petitioner/Accused AND 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature At Hyderabad, through S.H.O. P.S. Meerpet.

2. Gaddam Ravinder, S/o. Late Narayana Swamy, Aged about 63 years, Occ: Business, R/o.FI.No. I - 1-300/A/3, Ashok Nagar, Chikkadpally, Musheerabad, I{y'derabad, T.S. . . . Respondents/De-facto Complainant JOINT MEMO May it please your lordship, l.' It is submitted that the present Crime in FIR No.657 of 2025 On the fite of the Meerpet Police Station, Rachakonda, for the offences U/Sec.352 BNS, :(1)(0(s) SC ST POA ACT 2015, as I am well acquainted with the facts of the case.

2. The Petitioner respectfully submits that the allegations in the complaint are that "on 22.05.2025 at 20:3)hrs, recetved a complainant from de-facto complatnant, In which he alleged agatnst the petittoner thcit th,e petttioner had issued cheques to the complainant for an amount of Rs. 50,00,000/. (Rupees Frfty Lakhs only). However, the cheques were dtshonoured (bounced). Subsequently, the petitioner agreed to repay the amount but kept postponing the payment dates. On 24.04.2025, the complatnant vtsited the petttioner house along with hts communtty elders to request repayment. In their presence, the petittoner assured that he would repay the amount within one week. However, r r{ Aqfi")k I i I I l I ! )t-- i :l: ,l I I rlil. t,t, !' . I i ! t, l; I lte failed b.fut/itt hfs Promise and did at around t l;00 hours, the complainant alcng with colony elders, namely G. suc/t ct.s Upon the petitioner Vt4vanand. rilafier. In their presence, ustng caste-basecl TT{ISUKA RAKU,, (Don'r bring Mala stated that he wou Id arrange the on the Crime in FIR No.657 Rachakrtnda, ,,A4ALA, not rcsTtotzd thereafier: once egain visited the Petilioner house na, Mohd. Naseeruddin, On 0t.05. Sa tltyanoraya request, att o_f them sat Petitioner verbtr l/.)t ab )uotun b discuss the used tlze complainurtt A,{ADIG,4 t{ODT]KULANU MA TA'TTKI and Madiga people to his house,). Later rnoney whene,l.cr amount is available. B a.srng Meerpet regis tered a the file of thc Meerpet police Station, 352 BNs, .l (l )(r)G) SC ST poA ACT complaint rnade by the defacto complainr, tlre pS, of 2025 On for the offences U/Sec. 2015

3. [t is subrnittcd rh,+ ,r-^ n ^n ,_-r tnu'the Respo,dent :rein has rhreafc,ed ;,;;, No'2 herein alle5lccl in rris n,,r, by dire co; on the ,u,, FIR. The peririoner have .",r;;;;;. petitioner n."o words tak.ing caste name. ,rro registered the above said ori'"d cornprainar, ;rto^"^":^.t-1'o the peririoner rhe erders u,,on, ,::ern allesrcd in his comptainr rhat rhe nt"t''ences and uttering bad t:::n'i''' the police have sur;,rir rhar rhe de_facto enrered,,," ..r.ru;yl;i,,1i:TH::;;::'ffi :; m: f complainanilRespondent piece orrand be 20i2 now.,n ,,i'n* of the compronrise, agreed to withr ;"::::: :: :,llr.,*v wherein the de-fact a, r,is No. 2 h the subjec''"uo "rai,u over a be necess ary by the said ptuinti*l ;ffi:,r;:,xilt 1l :TlilHl i:ff :i ;: *r* r :T ule 24 those deeds and consent a. .oru' ";:"';,o IHI ::T: :; charge .;.", ;;':;:::-;:";:,nar case Additionar sessio ., .;;_";,J;I"T::,:::; a sr ;"1; irH:: H;' g Rupees one crore in cashln, ,rm Igg of 2or7 on rhe fireor;^::, :*o:., sq' yds ofprotfed area. r \ A'q','i''J+ r, 4' I submit that during the pendency of the said case at the intervention of the elders and well-wishers the niatter has been amicably settled and to that effect the defacto complainant has decidecl to withdraw the same by filing a permission petition. Further, the Petitioner / Defacto cornplainant herein entered a nletnorandum of Understancling dated 25.06.2025, by duly recording the compromise. In vierv of the sarne, the Petitioner herein is praying to . withdraw the case against the accused/ Respondent herein. 5' It is submitted due to the intervention of the elder and well-wishers both the parties i'e', Petitioner and de-facto cornplaint and came to an amicable conclusion to rvithclraw the allegations and cornplaint to settle the issue out of the court for r'vhich both of thern agreed for r.vhich the complainant agreed to withdrarv the case to that affect he hacl filed afficlavit and also joint cotnpromise memo. Under the above said circumstances the petitioner herein prays that this I-Ion'ble court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in Crime vide FIR No.657 of 2025 on the file of the Meerpet porice station, Rachakonds, for rhe offences u/Sec.352 BNS, 3(r)G)G) sc/sr poA ACT 20l5in the interest of the justice othe^.vise the petitioner and his family members will suffbr serious loss and hardship. 6' Therefore' it is prayed that this Hon'bre court may be preased to record the compromise statement and quash the crime vide FIR No.657 0f 20250n the fire of the Meerpet porice Station, Rachakonda, for the offences u/sec.352 BNS, 3(t)GXs) SC/ST pOA ACT 2,t.,in rhe inrere, Hence, this Joint Memo. il::,'":::::;HJ' uvurlrsta{lces of tht Hyderabad DATE: 27-06-201 ;"#;ru x Jr.Qau)t& Respondent No. 2 Counsel for r-A P.. {? &- Counsel for Respondent No. 2