The High Court · 2025

1 . The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of iudicature, Hyderabad

2. Pravalika Kurumeti, Wo.Maraiah Aged 34 years Occ Housewife R/o.Patimatla village, Addagudur Mandal Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District. ..RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. prayang that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased toto Quash the proceedings in Crime No.52 of 2024 on the file of P.S. Addagudur for the offences under Sec. 3(1Xr)3(1)(s) SC ST POA Act 2015, 323, 504, 506 r/w.34 IPC against the petitioners/accused No.1 to 5 and pass l.A. NO: 2 OF 202s Petition under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, The High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings in Crime No.52 of 2024 of PS Addagudur and grant. l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Petilion under Section 359(6) of BNSS praying lhat in the circumstances stated in the lVlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, The High Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner/ Defacto complainant to withdraw the case in Crime No.5212024 dated 8-4-2024. ------ /

1.7s. 3(1)(03(1Xs) SC ST POA Act 2O15,323,504, 506 r/w.34 IPC agarnst the accused No.1 to 5, and to pass l.A. NO: 4 OF 2025 Petition under Sectron 359(2) of B.N.S.S, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Craminal Petition, The Hagh Court may be pleased to record the compromise and quash the proceedings as against the petitioners/Accused No.1 to 5 in Crime No.52 ot 2024, dated 8-4-2024, U/s. 3(1X03(1)(s) SC ST POA Act 2015.323.5O4. 506 r/w.34 lPC, and to pass This Petition corning on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri DR. KADIRI KRISHNAIAH .Advocate for the Petitioner and SRI JEETENDER RAO VEERAI/IALLU Addl. Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri to SRI U. VIJAYA AMURUTH RAJ Advocate for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI ) t.A.Nos.3 and 4 OF 2025 in/and CRIMINAL PETITION No.8885 OF 2025 COMMON ORDER 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.1 to 5 in Crime No.52 of 2024, on the file of Addagudur Police Station, Rachakonda

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 5 in the Crime case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC ST (POA) Act, 2015 and Sections 323,504,506 r/w 34 IPC.

3. Heard Mr.Kadire Krishnaiah, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Iearned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr.U.Vijaya Amruth Raj, 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.2lde-facto complainant filed I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 with the prayer to permit them to entel ii-to 2 \7R.7 1..-1.Noi.) and I of 202i ir/ and I Lrl.P.,\0. 8885 of 2025 compromise and by recording the settlement to qua:;h the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 5 in Crime No.52 of 2024

5. This Court vide order dated 16.07.2025 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 28.07 .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 settlemenVcompromise.

6. I have considered the submissions of the lear'led 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. Stafe of Punjab and anotherl and Anil Mishra y. Stafe of IJ.P.2; 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 '2012 (to) scc 303 'z 2oz4 INSC 189 i 2019 (s) scc 688 t 3 AT&/ I-4.Nos.) and I of 2025 in/ ard , Cr/.P.No. 888i of 2025 exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.l52B of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice. B. Accordingly, l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, all the proceedings in Crime No.52 of 2024, on the file of Addagudur Police Station, Rachakonda, are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 5. I ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. SD/- M. NAGAMANI NT REGISTRAR AS ,TRUE COPY// S TION OFFICER '1 . The State of Telangana, Represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature,Hyderabad

2. The SHO Addagudur, Addagudur Mandal Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District. 3. One CC to SRl. DR. KADIRI KRISHNAIAH Advocate [OPUC] 4. One CC to SRl. U. VIJAYA AI\iIURUTH RAJ Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana' Hyderabad \ To, touTI

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