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Case Details High Court of India · 26 Mar 2025
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High Court of India
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26 Mar 2025
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iiffi [:: l%tsffi ',I[liJEi.T."":3lT,S'sffi 8[ir:i 3"',X;i]"ill1ffi ;' Sri Sudini sai Nishit Reddy, S/o' S Surendar^RqidV'fged 19 Years' Occ. student .R/o H.No g-ro als't7io] n.-o'I iiio'oz's"v' Township' Roshan Doula, BalaPur,HYderabad The Station House Officer, PS Hussainialam' Hyderabad ...Respondent Petition under Section 528 of BNSS pra'Y!9 that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandr.r'iiCl-oi"O= of Criminar petition, the High Court may be oteased to quash tn. p'o"""t#g'J ft;siii/'zo'z4.U/s 304-4'34 in the court or i;: ii;iir;t,l-por iirn'rur'g itti'tJ' H vde ra bad asai nst the petitioner' t.A. NO: 3 0F 2025 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS pra-ylq that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandr*'Ii'CLi"O. oi Cnmin"f'p"1ition, the High Court may be oleased to stav of ,rr i"tnli'ilJJingt in CCtE-161t2024 U/s 304-4'34 in the ilonourabte Court of fn" El,i5i"f',A"i-pJf,tr" ftf"gi.trate, Hvderabad against the petitioner l.A. NO:50F 2025 BETWEEN: 1 . Sri Sudini sai Nishit 3:ffi :t jdil$j"5:$,.1"%.:f,,i51$3b!31.{f ?:ilsJ,:fl :"3,7

2. The Station House Officer, pS Hussainialam, Hyderabad . -.Respondents/De-facto comprainant in r.A.Nos,S and 6 0f 2025 AND

1. shark Kareem. s/o S

2. Mohd Nazeer Ahmer zo-7-s6iii'i"nli",.J[i'bffjnffi [!1.&#3r*" n,. H iiJtio-?t ffi li"ff 3]!lBT# gff;,, f fl?. rr f,1trff %g;;;rvi '",iif":iJs1?3;t?Jff ?:'J..i::i,,xf [,!f, ffi ,?T?T.","?N"x,,:,,: jdST;". ft ,111#"3fi "|ffi so r, ...Petitioners/Accused in l.A.Nos.S and 6 of 2025 Petition under Section. S2S of BNSS and Under Section 320(6) of Cr.p.C praying that in the circumstances Gt"o rr"it J' tilL*o.."nar,n of Grounds of Criminat peririon, the Hiqh 9.o,11 m"v oe nl.;;J;o ilrmit petitioner to record the compound in CC/8161/2ozq Ub $q-ij< l".i In The Hon,bte Court of The Chief Metropotitan rrrrsli#.ln}oe"ra;:: an the interest of justice. r.A. NO: 60F 202s *,fl""ianiatam) Pet;tion under Section.528 of BNSS and Under Section 320(2) of Cr,p_C praying that in the circumstances stat.-J il"it,""' tra.,norandum of Grounds ot criminat petirion, the Hish cor.t ,.n"v il ri"r".o cct,161t2o24 urs :oa_nli+. rp s. n,.,"i,"'iJrr-#il; il". fi:::S,",L.J::?fi:,3i,I Merroporitan Masistrate, nvo,li"ora',n ir,"'fill"lJ ,lf::r:.Tl[ :l_G^:"^:9: This petition cominr for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal petitioJ Advoca re ror the pet tion.;: ::: T;l iffi f,.,[T y:]:H ii';:y,?.::ru:ll: Prosecutor on beharf of Respondent No-1 & 3 and of sri Mohd. Naseer uddin, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. "ilr.,,* The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N'TUKARAMJI t.A.Nos.5 AND 60 F 2025 ln/And CRIM INAL PET TION No. 557 oF2025 coMMO NO RDER 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 in C'C'No'8161 of 2024 onthe file of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate' Hyderabad' 2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos l and 2 in the Calendar Case registered for the offence punishable under Section 304-4 read with Section 34 of the lndian Penal Code' 1860' the Petitioners' blic Prosecutor, . Naseer Uddin'

3. Heard Mr'Mohd' Fasiuddin' learned oounsel for Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla' learned Additional Pu representing the respondent No'1-State and Mr'Mohd learned counsel for the respondent No 2/de-facfo complainant' 4. Pending this petition' the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, they moved l'A Nos'5 and 6 ot 2O25 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos'1 and 2 in C C No.B161 of 2024 2 N7&/ !..!.\lo.L.5 a;;,,! 6 af 2(1,-f ia/ana Cttp.No.557 of 202i 5 This court vide order dated 12.03-2025 referred the parties to the High court Legar Services committee for identification and to verify the voruntariness in arriving the seftrement. The secretary, High court Legar Services committee' has submitted report dated 19.o3.2025stating the parties were identified by their respective counsel and also on verification of Aadhar cards/rdentity cards and the enquiries reveared that the parties have wrllfully and without c( ' -' rv YYr(r ruur coercion entered into settlemenucompromise. 6 I have considered the submissions of the learned perused the materials on record counsel and Nos.1 and 2 in the The accusations against the petitioners/accused 7 ' Porice Report are that on 15'01 '2024at about 07:00 hours, whire the father of respondent No.2lde_facto complainant was removing centring boxes, due to water he got skid and fell down from first floor and sustained injuries to his left shoulder and head and while undergoing treatmenl at osmania General Hospitar, he was succumbed to death. Alleging that construction worker safety precautions were not taken by the house owner and contractor/petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 and it caused the death, lodged the complaint. Having considered the allegatrons' the charged offence and the amicabre setrement between the parties and to restore peace among them, in the right of the dictumi )n 3 NI'RJ L,'l.Not.i and 6 of 2025 in/ a Crt-P.No i57 of 2025 Gian Singhv- State of Puniab and anotherl and Anil Mishra v' State of lJ-P.z; State of Madhya Pradesh v' Laxmi Narayan and ofhers3' this Court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 CI.P.C'1528 of BNSS' 2023' would be in the interest of justice.

8. Accordingly, l'A'Nos'S and 6 of 2O25 are allowed' Consequently' all proceedings in C'C'No8161 of 2024 on the file of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad' are hereby quashed against the petitioners/accused Nos'1 and 2'

9. ln the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of' Pending miscellaneous applications' if anY, shall stand closed Sd. S MALLIKARJUNA RAO ISTANT REGISTRAR A To, t //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER l

1. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate' Hyderabad 2. The Station House Officer, PS Hussainialam, Hyderabad 3. Two ccs to the Public Prosecutor, High court for the state of Telangana at Hyderabad (OUT) 4- One CC to Sri Md Fasiuddin, Advocate [OPUC] 5. One CC to Sri Mohd. Naseer Uddin, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copies ADK/gh (*- Along with a copy of Joint Memo of Compromise ' 2012 (1O) SCC 303 2 zo24 INSC 189 ' 2019 (5) scc 688 HIGH COURT DATED:26 tO3tZO2s COMII,ION ORDER STAI€ l.A.Nos.S and 6 of 2O2S ln/and CRLP.No. SSt of ZO2S a'r o r i Fr-? lffi * a: F+f, _t\ * DISPOS|NG OF THE CRLP AND ALLOWTNG the l.A.Nos.S and 6 of 2025 0n-ffi; MEMoRANDITN^ oF CRIMINAL PEIITIoN tUn-i"' S""'SZ8 of BNSS & uA 482-OF'lP HrcH couRT FoR rHE s#iiiiierrr'rcllA AT HYDERABAD ) fftLq)g'e'" Crlf 'No' of 2025 Agoinst cc18161.12024 u/s so4-a'i4 (P'S' tlusslANlALAM) I N TH E HoN' B LE cou n;# tlt u"Yl"rltrro,niroi tl5;^t*opourrul Nirihit Reddv S/o' s' surendor Reddv'R/o' H'No' 9-10- 3/5T/36, Rood *" O'i'"" Township' Roshon Doulo' Bolopur' MAGrsTRArE' HYderobod'

2. The Stotion House Officer PS Hussoiniolom' Hyderobod ''...Respondents/ Defocto-Comploinonl AND _ r'n ,.- l. Sholk Koreern Sio Shoik Hobeeb' Age: 34.yrs' Occ: Business' Rio H N o. 20-7-5 57 / e I orr riio Ol"o-oqdt-' d'owli' H vderobo d P h' N o' 988550302s.

2. Mohd Nozeer Ahm ed So Bosheer Ahmed' Age: 34 yn. Occ SuPervtsor' 3:rtrq" gbk 4 * 1,1*Y"'" R/o H. Ne 20-7-558. John rood. Doodh Bowill' r-',f 4 J5 -ToLa"2*u HtJo^45^d-- Hvd Ph. ,d--['c I ...P No:98 I JOINTMEMO "r+ Moy it Pleose Your LordshiP Petitioner/defocto comploinont hos settled the dispute with the occused ond the defocto comploinont qncj The motter pertoins lo o civil dispute regording sofety meosures during construction work' Even if negligence is proven, it would omount to o civil motter' not o criminol one' The legol responsibility for compensotion lies in the domoin of civil low' ond no jntent or recklessness is e{dent from rhe focfs. Both the porties :T':l settled the molter ofter the cose wc,t registered vide CC/g l6 1/2024 U/S 304-4,34 (P.S. HUSSIANIALAM) IN IHE HON'BLE COURT OF THE CHIEF METROPOLIIAN MAGISIRAIE, HYDERABAD 3' Bockground: rt is submitteci 'rhot lhe porties were .invorved in o dispute roised due to misundersttnding beh Reddvs/o. s. surendor Reddy,R/o.,r.*o. r_, o_lr1tL;:'_:::rli:; iJlj Iownship; Roshon Doulo. Bolopur,ifyOeroOoa. Sholk Koreem Sio. Shoik Hobeeb. Age: 34 yrs. occ: Business. Rio H. No. ,o),r'alj,i,"o"'r# ;". r -i Doodh Bowti. Hyderobod ph. No. 98855030 r, *."n):;-:.'::: Bosheer Ahmed. Age: 34 yn, occ Supervisor. _:t: ffi;:T:H rood. Doodh Bowill, Hyd ph. Na.9848209442. , .i: ,: Terms of Compromise: Withdro defocto comploinont ogree t reloied to CC/gl6l/2024 U/s HON'BLE COURT. OF THE HYDERABAD extending io ony dispute. wol, of Allegotions: lt is submitted ihot oli 9 wifhdrow ollegoiions ond comploinis 30.1-4,34 (p.s. HUSSTANIALAM) tN THE ChIIEF METROPOLIIAN MAGISTRATE, ci ril or criminol cloims orising from the 1' Admission of Emotionor Distr--ss: rt is submitted thot the Defocto Comploinont ocknowledge thot comproint wos fired in the heot of emotions ond express regref for cny dislress .orr"o, *,in"rr-"Ol]U,"n legol liobitity.

2. Non-Pursuonce of Legol Aclions: lt is submitted thot oll porties commit to refroining from initioting or pursuing further regor octions ogoinst ::.n other. including ony future cloims orising from the some crrcums Ionces. 3 Ge nero, Re,e os e :, I I k,::ffi .:"ji,:"flJ[:"?:il;';'"e ond f uture cloims- ; :'jfli::llifl :,,"}:u,n:jf T';i"#.l* disp'l - 'cuted iudsmenr .::;:;::" lt is submitted thot the Porties ogree to mointoin strict 4. Confidentiotity: j::'T::::'"il: co nf ide nti olit""n o'O' nn the mo (i o ge'"'..' os requiree by low' Thqt' ony of tie poriy obove terms ond tondi'ont of this Deed suc[r e'grtY *"] o: Ott" ',' i os Per low" TJ,,t:l["J,I, -jt'l].r rH s. The, peritioner respecifu*v submit i or Himochol '.:t"ji.i,tirli.r"n,20rB Bench: Honourobre iu, *o*'t"' Mr' Roiot cnounol,;t .,';; . ..,-2'2018 Present: Mr' o'C Mr' Thokur Cr'M'P(M) No tqu Shormo' Advocote for the petitioner-Mr' Ashok Shormo' Advocote Generol *ifft r'a'"nliot Chouh':ir Low officer for Siote' ll is submitied thot the Quoshin'l ot criminol proceedings for offences on the file of the Court of Hon,ble chief Metropoliton t",roqistrote ot Nompolly' Hyderobod should be reod no'rnonio"ty ona tt' be reod os o whole ond in ihe lu.u.,*on<:es sioted herein <rbcve'1" ^" 'l"(]t"ri-ttr.oyon9'tto cr./FlR No' 19 oF 6 i ln the light of the obove mentioned terms ond conditions pefilione, herein/ de-focto comploinont is willing to compromise ihe dispute ond compound the offences ogoinst the occused persons in CC/g l 6t /2024 U/s 304-/.,34 (p.S. HUSSTANTALAM) lN THE HON'BLE COURI OF IHE CHIEF MEIROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, HYDERA BAD Therefore it is proyed before this Hon,ble Court to permit us io enter in io o compromise in occordonce fo low. Hence this memo. Stonds verified on ihis I3rh doy of Februory, 2025 of Hyderobo d. N,sI.[ dery Defocfo-Co ploinont @ Accused Couns for Petitioner PIoce: Hyderobod Dote: 13-02_2025 Counsel f o spondenis i' i, l

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