High Court · 2025

1- The State Of Telangana' Rep by the Public Prosecutor High Court' HYderabad "*:1is$f; !.l$'JE?.H'&t"xf lj'B??'"?dii;'"8'H;"""''':i3Io11H[Li""' ..Respondents/Defacto Complainant petition under section 528 of BNSS prayllg that in the circumstances stated in the l/temorandr. ii'C-r-ornOr ot Crirrnat-piition. the High Court may be pleased to Quash the cnarie E'n*i i" tn" c c No 789 o{ 2024' dr'31 07 2024 on ihe fite of the Judiciat rrrrrtiJrr nr.girirri"-corrt Thungathurthy. for the alleged offences U /498-4 of IPC t.A NO: 20F 2025 fl:flf ,=,tffi *q'g-,**it+*tir*k,.^,,,,,,* r.A NO: 30F 202s nFfifi #,f F;l,glruqifd+frHrirffi *r ,rs. pendtng disposal of the t.A. Nos .4A ND5 oF202s t.A. NO :4OF 202s AND

1. 2 3 4 5:LU'#J'S;'ft [i,,Bfl T,,:BE3f d[?;,!8,,i";,fl?,(L,BSz:lf j];i"", ...Petitioner/Defacto Complainant I?3i:1t;."elansana, Rep bv the pubric prosecutor High court *t**$ulffi*N*u*# Estamshetty [\,4ahataxmi. Sr:,g19!q, Rao Age.60 yrs. Occu House wife. R/o village or chirara mandar or prailJn"a'#dist or Andhra praoesi 5,3iJlit1!3' :sl1T:hgtty. Anandababu. Sio . Girjdhar rao, age. 39 yrs. caste BC {Padmashali). Occu Sofrware, nlo epurupai;; filrr;" of Chrrata mandar of Bapatla_dist of Ardhra Pradesh state CrJsJrm! i;"ili"'s at At khuwair way no. 3329 Burldrng no.2100 Oman Arab Bank.'AI khufuair p.o 133. wutcat, OtVtAN (A-3) rep bV his GPA holder ltil Neelakanta S/or\4 prabhakar ase. 3l y.r,i dr..6,rineis Rro D no 23-8-83, *:"::::::Jlrn11?lc.u="o r.,o.r_s uu.ol,ill3l*:$;':;'":iTe?::?':'"P|::xjil':i**i\i:tl;n"8"''$=l3si=' :l p r e a s e d to p e r m *,.:- r "l l[: i i J: ;:TJJ : :]'"", l-rTl1f [: 1' :i !f?'"1$- i H I,,"n ,rr"qrii"ns made against I::,":3T';;; ;rl;'zi-fi zozq on the file of tp6 in c c No 78e or 2024' d' :HlJ;[,;.1sa-A "i juji"irr First crass *rn,r,rri""c"'rri]riunguil.lrrthy. in the interest of iustrce I,A NO 50F 2025 Petition u nder Section 359(2) of BNSS Praying that in the circumstances stated in the Nilemora ndum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the Hig h Court may be pleased to record the compromise the C C No.7B9 ot 2024' dated 31 .07.2024 on the file of Judicial F irst Class Magist rate Court, Thung athurthY, against the Resp the same bY allowing t compromise in the inte rest o{ .iustice ondents 2-4lA-1 Io A-3 {or the alleg he Present Petition ' ed offences U/s. 49 by comPounding t C and quash in terms of B-A of lP he offence the Memorandum of This Petition comlng on for hearing, upon Peruslng the arguments of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon heartng and Sri Jithender Rao Sri P.Kasi Nageswara Rao' Advocate for the Petitioners Veeramalla, Additional Public P rosecutor on behalf of the ResPondent No l and of Sri A.Raghuram' Advocate fo r the ResPondent No 2 The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI AN D5 ln/And Tto NN cRtMINAL 2025 .Nos PE OF r.A TI .4 o.8 745 oF2025 co M MONO RD ER This Criminal petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ,BNSS, quashment of the proceedings in C.C.No.Z89 of 2024 on the file of the Judicial Thungathurthy Nos.1 to 3 '- rrrv 1.'t ure JUolcl?l First class Magistrate, against the petitioners/accused 2023,) seeking

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Case registered for the offences punishable lndian penal Code Nos.'t to 3 in the Calendar under Sections 498_4 of 3 Heard t\4r.p.Kasi Nageswara Rao learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr.A.Ragh Iearned counsel for the respondent No.2/de_facfo complainant. Public uram, 4 Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, respondent No.2lde_faclo complainant filed l.A.Nos.4 and 5 0f 2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the setflement to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 in C.C.No .ZB9 of 2024. 2 a-]- I\TIRJ I.A.Not.4 and 5 of 2025 tu/ and CrtP.No. 8745 of 2025

5. This Court vide otdet daled 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 Committee, 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 settlement/comPromise 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 the dictums in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and anotherl and Anil Mishra v. Sfate of U.P.2t State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and otherss, 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. | 2012 (1o) scc 303 ' 2024 INSC 189 3 zo19 (5) scc 888 3 \ .rR.,/ I-1.NorJ ad ) of 202t in/ attd Cr/.P.No. 8715 of 2025 S Accordingry' r'A Nos 4 and 5 0f 2025 are afiowed. consequenfly, all the proceedings in c.c.No.7Bg ot 2024 0n the fire of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thungathurthy, hereby quashed against the petitionersiaccused Nos.1 to 3. 9 ln the above terms, the Criminal petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed SD/.MOHD. ISMAIL DEPUTY REGISTRAR \ //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1 2 J 4 <, 6 The Judrcral First Class Magistrate, Thungathurthy The Station House Officer, IVladdirala Police Station, Suryapet Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] One CC to Sri P Kasi Nageswara Rao, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri A Raghuram, Advocate [OPUC] Two CD Copies ABK/PSL Along with a copy of Joint Memo of Compromise \ HIGH COURT DATED: lstOAtzO2S COMMON ORDER I.A.N os.4 AND5O F 2025 ln/And CRLP.No.8745 of 2O2S - ( o(J t\E STATE , [$t $15 2 (, ) * * eDE DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITION AND ALLOWING THE t.A.Nos.4 AND S OF 2O2S &\ IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD CRL.P. No. oF 2025 Betu,ee n:

1. Estamsht ttl' Balaji S/o Giridhar Rao' age :42-yrs' Occu: Softu are' R/o Eput upirl, trt villag' ol crti-i"'t'"aai ol B-aparla clisl of Andhra Pradesh *i" )igt Milired RD' Wcstfirld Indi:rnc' USA strr(', pr. senll\ r.sr(lrng 'i ' 460z4,pzrssporr I,r,, xooi+Iss,ia,rf ."p by his GpA holde r Thumma ()mkar, S/o T. Narasirnha Rao. age'labout 38 years' O..,,p"ri,,n Advo' atc' R/o D no 2) l3-1 / ' Amb,ltlk.rr ('olunr Auto Naga r' tirrpr,nl ,r"dal urrd Distiicr' Andhra Pradesh' 2- Estamshi:tt-v Mal-ralaxmi S/o Giridhar Rao' age:60 vrs' Occu: I{ouse wile' R/o trpurupzrlen-r villagc "i;fiJa;;r'att Pradesh stzrte.(A 2) 3. Estan'rshctty Auanclababu S/o Giridhar rao' age: 39 vrs' caste: RC (Padmashali). occu' soltr'l'l;' h/; trp"t"pa1em t'iIlage tf cnitala mandal oI !*; Presently residlng at Al khuwair' rvay Raoatla dist oI Andhra P:;t;; n'"u s11r<' ar khuwair P o' 133' Muscat' ,,o sgzg, Building '"' 2 i;;;;;" " noo,, to:af ."p bv his GPA holder M' Neelakanta S/o m. Prabharkar arge: 31 Years' ,,.., brri,-,"rr, R/o D' no- 23-8-83' Royal Nagar' Tirup:rti' ot Prakasham dist ol Andhra ....petitroners/ Accusccl No l3 AND I-THtr S'IATtr OF'IEI,ANGANA n.f U, tn" Public ['rosi--cutor High Court 2. Estamshclty Aruna !V/o Balaji' ,n*:+ ,'t", caite : BC (Padmashali)' "8.* chirala marndal of Bapatla dist tt""t" ttile, R/o fipurupalem village of ... Respondent/ De lacto Complainant JOINT MEMO May iL ple:rsc Your lordshiP' r. It is slrb,.ritt.ccl that the Respondent / de,facto compraina.t herern has fi1ec1 a complaint against the Respondents No' 2 Lo 4l A- 1 to A 2 herein rvith # p.S Macldirala, S rrrl :::.":.HI .::i Thungathurth,u, ogul' u / s.49g-A Ipc. Th.'^t petition on the file u, -l'"t':t".'"r" rntervention of .,0,t^'" complainanr "rn u",,ull ancl the o."oo.'o'"t't withcrraw/comp.o-i".'d:tt /dc facto againsrthepetirioner,,""-n"t"iiegatio.rs' o'.-ll-o'"'"'"t court to quash rhe r z o 2., Un dcr Sec,i.n 4 eS.A or "i..:" :,iIi:: ll,! vide the c C No 789 ol'2024' the file u' '-''o'"',.'' X - tt"t Class Magistrate Court: tl'rc' Pctr tiorr ert To-, o-t for lhe allegecl offences ' ,r.. , -a' o' I to A-3 herein filed Quash Honorable t.,t'i,,'J rtng the course of time clue to ancl tu"tt *'itt'"tJ /de-facto o t arrivt:d at a compromise intenclecl to t, ; , ,;;:;;I",-""".t;:"jffi,j;;:: / A l'r, 'h' Respondent " ' N. l to .'.-: 'J ""*u-",-',:: Hence the oo,n ot" came before tnis gon,rrl darerr on the rile or r.,,1" Ior the arieged orr.,,,.""']i',t' such orher order c.rr ,r..," "" the case. rn the interest of.iustice- ies gi'e up their pers, misunderstanrrings coLrrr ro :.;;.:;;r.""al c c No' 78s or 2()21' t'..' t'u"'"'iu;;";'" court- Thungathurthv' oon o ttt ;;;u'ate .,.,rs rni,,! rrccm rir.". ;;:.,,"Tj;:H":l^TJ:; '; Hence, this Juir r I Mclr ro ;k+B",il?",H3no "0,\) No. j Plt it iuncrTAccusccl {= ,^iJ i{q&) t,",I ti.,"./a.",,."nt"l, 1fl.1ler.l-"'Vo, L Counsel for pe titioner Pe Litioner/Accusecl No. 3 €' . fut,r''teL . Rc.sponden t No. 2/ De_facto,:omplainant (4 '{L-- Cou nstj tbr Rc,spotrde n t/ De_ lacto complainant