The High Court · 2025

y its Public Prosecutor, High Court at

2. Nagula Srujana, Wo Swami Goud, Ag Yallareddypet Village and Mandal, Raj . 27 years, Occ. House Wife, R/o nna Sircilla District. Petition under Section 528 of BNS stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of C pleased to quash the proceedings against p 2023 on the file of Principal District and Ses praying that in the circumstances minal Petition, the High Court may be titioner/ Sole Accused in SC No.28 of ion Court Siricilla ...Respondents l.A. NO: 2OF 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNS stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of C pleased to stay all further proceedings in Accused in SC No. 28 ol 2023 on the file Siricilla. praying that in the circumstances minal Petition, the High Court may be uding appearance of petitioner/ Sole f Principal District and Session Court l.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Between: Nagula Srujana Wo Swami Goud, Ag Yallareddypet Village and Mandal, Ra 27 years, Occ. House Wife, R/o nna Sircilla District. ...Petitioner/RespondenUDefacto C mplainant in l.A.Nos.3 & 4 of 2025 AND 1 2 Arpula Mahesh, S/o Rajam, Age. 27 years, Occ. private Employee, R/o Yallareddypet Village and Mandtl, Rajanha Sirciila District. ...RespondenUPetitioner/Sote Accused in l.A.Nos.3 & 4 of Z02S The State of Telangana,. Represented by its public prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad. ...RespondenURespondent in l.A.Nos.3 & 4 ot 2O2S Petition under Section 359(6) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the fVlemorandum of Grounds of criminal petition, the High court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to compromise the case in s.c. No. 2g of 2023 on the file of the Principal District and sessions court, sircilla in the interest of justice. l.A. NO: 4 OF 2025 Petition under Section 359(2) 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 statement and quash the S.c. No. 2g of 2023 on the file of Principal Drstrict and Sessions court, Sircilla in the interest of justice. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Ms Mukkera sahithi sri Kavya, Advocate for the petitioner and the sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Pubric Prosecutor on beharf of the Respondent No.1, and of Ms Ch.Mounika, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER i THE HONOURABLE SRIJU TICE N.TUKARAMJI l.A.Nos.3 and 4 F 2025 in/and CRIMINAL PETITION N . 8886 0F 2025 COMMON ORDER This Criminal Petition is filed u der Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS, 2023') seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitionerisole accused in S.C.No.28 of 2023, on the file of learne Principal District and Session Court, Siricilla.

2. The petitioner is arrayed as accus d in the Crime No.357 of 2021 registered for the offences punishable un r Sections 376 r/w 51 1 of IPC

3. Heard Ms.Sahithi Sri Kavya, lea ed counsel for the petitioner, [t/r.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No. 1-State and Ms.Ch.l\4ounika, learned counsel for the respondent No.2/de-facfo mplainant

4. Pending this petition, the parties ha e entered into the compromise and, accordingly, respondent No.2 de-facto complainant filed l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 with the praye to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settle ent to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused in S.C.No.2 of 2023. I l 2 N]IU I-4.Nol) ard 4 oJ2a25 in/ and Crl.P.No. 8886 of 2025

5. This Court vide otdq 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 settlemenUcom prom ise

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. State of lJ.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 exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C.l52B of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice. | 2012 (1O) SCC 303 2 zoz+ tt\sc reg 3 2019 (s) scc 688 qr.W 3 r\IR,JT IANot.) and I 0J 2025 in/ azd Crl.P.No. 8886 of 2025 B. Accordingly, I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 025 are allowed. Consequently, all the proceedings in SC No.2B of 023, on the file of the learned Principal District and Session Court, re hereby quashed against the petitioner/accused.

9. ln the above terms, the Criminal P tition is disposed of Pending miscellaneous applicatio s, if any, shall stand closed SD/-B.REKHA RANI ISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE CO Yil SECTION OFFICER To, 1 Z 4 6 7 The Additional Judicial First Class Magi The Principal District and Sessions Jud The Station House Officer, Yellareddyp District. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Hyderabad [OUT] One CC to Ms.Mukkera Sahithi Sri Kavy One CC to Ms Ch.Mounika Advocate I Two CD Copies rate at Sircilla , Sircilla. Police Station, Rajanna Sircilla ourt for the State of Telangana at , Advocate [OPUC] NVB HIGH COURT DATED:0610812025 COMMON ORDER l.A.Nos.3 And 4 of 2025 ln/And CRLP.No.8886 of 2025 lr ir S14 ..) C.J L. 1r AU6 ?025 (I' () * * Si r+il? DISPOSING THE CRLP AND ALLOWING THE I.A.Nos.3 AND 4 OF 2025 ?/o 1 I I HIGH COURT FOR THE ST E OF TELANGANA AT HYDERA D I.A.No. CRL.P.No. IN 202s oF 202s BETWEEN: Nagula Srujana D/o Swamoy Goud, Aged about 24 Years, Occ: House R/o: Yellareddypet Village & Mand Rajanna Sircilla District. ... Petitioner/RespondenV Defacto Complainant AND

1. Arfula Mahesh S/o Rajam Aged about 24 Years, Occ: P R/o: Yellareddypet Village & Rajanna Sircilla District ivate Employee andal, ...ResPon nt/Petitioner/Sole Accused

2. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad. ondent/ Respondent INT ME

1. It is to submit that the allegation of given a complaint before P.S. Yellareddy against the petitioners herein Accused vide 35712021 under Sec 376, 448 chaigesheet is filed vide S.C. No. 28 of the complaint is that I have t, Rajanna Sircilla district, nd police registered a FIR w 511 of IPC,.,in which 2023 on the file of Hon'ble Prl. District And Sessions Court, Sircilla ainst the petitioners.

2. I submit that the intervention of th the both parties settled the matter ami due to the Said reasons, I came forward for which I am also executed an Affidav well-wishers and elders of ably out of the court. That to withdraw the above said t stating that I am ready to withdraw the above said case. b"Jr ,L- 7

3. It is submitted that the matter is setfled out of the court, I am ready to withdraw the case against the petitioner considering all the above circumstances this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in'S.C. No. 28 of 2OZ3 on the file of the Hon,ble prl. District And Sessions Court, Sircilla, otherwise the petitioners and their family members will suffer irreparable loss. That Petitioner and De-facto Complainant respectfully submit that, the above matter is settled out of the Court and that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to euash the S.C. No. 28 of 2023 on the file of Hon'ble prl. District And Sessions Cour1, Sircilla, by compounding the offense in terms of compromise in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders may deem ft and proper in the circumstances of the case. Hence, this Joint Memo HYDERABAD DAre:Y(-q'2s25 Counsel for Petitioner Counsel s ondent $.& Petitioner /r.,, 3131,9.,1 A-.99 Respondent \ 4 rrrr1he frr/