The High Court · 2025

The State of Telanqana, through S.H.O., Narsampet Police Station. Warangal District, rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad. Smt. Rama Madaraju, w/o Late Raju, aged About36 years, occ. Housewife, R/o H.No. 6-134, Khadarpet, Ameenabad Post, Warangal Rural District ...Respondents/Complainant Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the ctrcumstances stated in the lr4emorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in F.l.R.No.86 of 2025 on the frle of the Narsampet Police Station, Warangal District. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under section 528 of BNSS praying that in lhe circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, the High court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in F.l.R.No.86 of 2025 on the file of the NarJampet police Station, Warangal District, pending disposal of the Criminal petition -n- l.A.Nos.3 AND 4 OF 2025: l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Between: Smt. Rama Madaraju, w/o Late Raju, aged About 36 years occ. Housewife, R:/o H.No. 6-134, Khadarpet, Ame6nab-d Post, Waranga lural District. ...Petitionrt IResPondent No.2 AND 1 Muthoiu Kiran, S/o Brahmachary, aged 39 year ', occ. Journalist, R/o H.No.19-117t7 Sanlay Nagar, Narsampet, Waranllr lDistrict. The state of relangana, through s H'o, Narsanr 'et Police station' Warangal District, repl by its Public Prosecutor, High O rurt, Hyderabad. 2 ...Respondents Petition under Section 359(6) of BNSS praying that ill the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition, 1e High court may be pleased to record the compromise and to permit the petrt lner to compound the offences U/Sec 31B(2), 318(4), 69.77,78,351(2) of BN{ and to quash the proceedings in FIR No. 86 o't 2025 on the file of Nasan I et Police Station, Warangal District, in the interest of justice. l.A. NO: 4 OF 2025 Petition under Section 359(2) of BNSS praying that irr the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, .l e High Court may 'be pleased to record the compromise and to quash the proce(r( ings in FIR No- 86 of 2025 on the file of Nasampet Police station, warangal Distri 't, in the interest of justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing tll ) Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing t t I arguments of Sri Arvapalli shiva Sai Nath, Advocate for the Petitioner anrl Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Re r pondent No 't and of Sri G.Akhil, Advocate for the Respondent No,2. The court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos. 3 and4 OF 2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITI ON No.825 20F 2025 coMMON ORDER ThisCriminalPetitionisfiledunderSection52BofBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (tor short 'BNSS, 2023') seeking quashmentoftheproceedingsagainstthepetitionerinFlRNo.S6of2025 on the file of the Narsampet Police Station' Warangal District' 2,ThepetitionerissoleaccusedintheFlRNo.S6ot2o2Sregistered for the cffences punishable under Sections 318(2), 318(4)' 69' 77' 78' 351(2) of BNS.

3.HeardMr.A.ShivaSainath,learnedcounselforthepetitioner' Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.'l-State and Mr.G.Akhil, learned counsel for the respondent No-2/de-facto complainant.

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, respondent No.2ide-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 the petitioner/accused in FIR No.86 of 2025. 2 ^T&/ ..1.N0.t.) ard I oJ' 202 5 in/and Lrl.P.No. 8252 012025

5. This Court vide order dated 04 07'2025 referred t re parties to the HighCourtLegalservicesCommitteeforidentificationlndtoverifythe voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The Secretary' lligh Court Legal stating that Services Committee, has submitted report dated 19'07 the parties were identified by their respective couns 3l and also on verification of Aadhar cards/ldentity cards and the er quiries revealed that the parties have willfully and without coerc ( n entered into "025 settlemenucomPromise. 6 I have considered the submissions of the lear r ed counsel and perused the materials on record

7. Having considered the allegations, the nature of harged offences and taking into account the amicable settlement betwe I I the parties and torestorepeacebetweentheparties,inthelightofth:dictumsinGlan Singh v. State of Punjab and anotherl and Anil fll'shra v' State of otherss' this l!.P.2i State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan "nd Court is of the considered view that quashment < f the impugned proceedingsinviewofthesettlementbyexercisingurisdictionunder Section 482 Ct.P.C.l528 of BNSS, 2023, would be ir the interest of justice. ^ | 2012 (1O) SCC 303 2 zo24 INSC 189 I 2019 (s) scc 688 3 NIR/ I-4.NotJ arul I of 2025 in/ and Crl.P.No. 8252 2[ 2025

8. Accordingly, I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, 'all the proceedings in FIR No.86 of 2025 on the file of the Narsampet Police Station, Warangal District, are hereby quashed against the petitioner/accused. I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is allowed. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. SD/-A. JAYASREE AS ISTAITT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// \ ECTION OFFICER To, '1 . The Principal Judicial First Class Magistrate, Narsampet 2. The Station House Officer, Narsampet Police Station, Warangal 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor. High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUTI

4. One CC to Sri Arvapalli Shiva Sai Nath, Advocate IOPUC] 5. One CC to Sri G.Akhil, Advocate IOPUCI 6. Two CD CoPies ABK/PSL Along with a copy of Joint Memo of Compromise HIGH COURT DATED: O4lOgl2O25 ) COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.3 AND 4 OF 2025 ln/And CRLP.No.8252 ot 2025 .:=:: iIrlE s ) .J o a i lil,! 1flr6 .r a Sr,6r31rf .:-:iz' ALLOWNG THE l.A.Nos.3 and 4 OF 2025 AND THE CRIMINAL PETITION ^t ^9 IN THE HIGH COURT oofusg'.ae Ea Crl.P. Against UY'PO AT HYDERABAD 2025 F.I.R. No. 86 of 2025 (on the file of the Narsampet Police Station, Warangal District) Between Muthoju Kiran s/o Brahmachary, aged 39 years, occ: Journalist , rlo H.No.L9-1-.ll 17 Sanjay Nagar, Narsampet, Warangal District ..Petitioner/ Accused 1) The State of Telangana, through S.Ft.O., Narcampet Police Station, Warangal District, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court, Hyderabad. 2) Smt. Rama Madaraju w/o Late Raju. aged About 36 years, occ: Housewife, r/o l-.l.No. 6-134, Khadarpet, Ameenabad Post, Warangal Rural District. . Respondents/Complainant JOINT MEMO FILED BY THE PEIITIONER AND RESP ONDENT NO.2 It is submitted that basing on the complaint given by the 2nd 1) respondent before the Narsampet Police station, a case in F.I.R.No.86 of 2025 was registered, for the alleged offence U/Sec. 318(2), 318(4), 69,77,78, 351(2) ofBNS. 2) It is submitted that during the pendency of the said case, at the intervention of the elders and well-wishers the petitioner and the 2M respondent herein have settled the matter amicably and the 2nd respondent who is a widow and having a son keeping in view the briEht future of herself and her son has agreed to withdraw the said case unconditionally as the said -2- case ts casting an adverse impact in their regular and dtr,-to_day life and moreover the petitioner has agreed to return the amount. In view of the said settlement, no purpose wourd be served in co.r :i ruing the said proceedings and when the petitioner and the 2nd respondeni approached the police, they refused to do so. As such the petitioner and the 2nd respondent are left with no other arternative except to invoke the inherer powers of this Hon'ble Court vested U/Sec. 52g ofB.N.S. 3) In view of the above it is prayed that this Hon,bk Court may be pleased to record the com ,h" ,,:i:;;;":lT:I.::::ffi, ,::# T i: of 2o25on rhe n e interest ofjustice "f e COUNSEL FOR PETTIONER COUNSEL FOR RES.NO.2 r1 PI: ]TIONER rr.i cro RESPO IDEI\T NO.2 ffi, \ : l