High Court · 2025

1. The State of Telangana, Through SHO PS Chigurumamidi, Karimnagar District, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telargana, At Hyderabad.

2. Arun Kumar Peddapalli, Sio. Ravinder, Age. about 45 years, Occ. Civil Contractor, Rl/o. Kondapur Village, Chigururmamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District, Telangana. ...RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANTS Petition under Section 528 of BNSS of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in Cr. No. 235 ot 2024 on the file of SHO PS Chigurumamidi, Karimnagar District in so far as the petitioners/Accused No. 1 and 2 are concerned. / l.A.Nos.l AND 2 OF 2025 Between:

1. Arun Kumar Peddapalli, S/o. Ravinder, Age. about 45 years, Occ. Civil Contractor, R/o. Kondapur Village, Chigururmamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District, Telangana. ...PETITIONER/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT AND

1. Ram Reddy Gangam, S/o. Ramana Reddy, Age. 67 years Occ. Agriculture, R/o. H.No 3-10411 , Ramulapally village, Madudha, Karimnagar District' Telangana State.

2. Madan Mohan Reddy Gangaram (Shown as Madhan Mohan Reddy Gangam in FIR), S/o. Veera Reddy, Age. 58 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o. H No. 3-712, Ramulapally Viltage, Madudha, Karimnagar District, Telangana State. ...RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED No.1 & 2

3. The State of Telangana, Through SHO PS Chigurumamidi, Karimnagar District, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telargana, At Hyderabad. .,.RESPONDENTS l.A. NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 359 (6) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to permit The Petitioner to Compromise the FIR 23512024 in Crlp NO 1579412024 on the file of Chigurumamidi Police Station Karimnagar District. LA. NO: 2OF 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 and quash the proceeding in FIR NO.23512024 on the f ile of Chigurumamidi Police Station Karimnagar District. l.A. NO: 2 OF 2024 Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the lvtemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct stay of all further proceedings in Cr. No. 235 of 2024 on the file of SHO PS Chigurumamidi, Karimnagar District including the arrest of the petitioners/Accused No. 1 and 2 till the disposal of the Quash Petition 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 Sri Alluri Divakar Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and Additional Public Prosecutor (TG) on behalf of the Respondent No1 , The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI I.A.Nos.l and2 of 2025 inland CRIM TNAL PETITION No. 15974 of 2024 COMMON ORDER: This Criminal petition is filed under Section 52g of BNSS by the petitioners/accused Nos.l and 2 to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.23 5 of 2024 of police Station Chigurumamidi, Karimnagar District, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 4Og, 467,46g and 471of IPC.

2. It is subrnitted by Iearned counsel appearing for the petitioner as weil as the respondent No.2, that during pendency of the present Cr.iminal petition, the parties have compromised the matter and accordingly, I.A.Nos. r and 2 of 2025 have been filed to record the compromise between them and to compound the offences.

3. Vide order dared 03.01.2025, this Courr directed the parties along with their respective counsel to appear before the Secretary, High C'ourt Legal Services Commiftee, High Court I I I I 2 for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad, for identification and to submit a report.

4. Pursuant to the above said direction issued by this Court, the parties have appeared and the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, has identified the parties and submitted a report, dated 06.01 .2025 and the same is placed on record.

5. In view of the above, I.A.Nos.l and 2 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos. I and 2 in Crime No.235 of 2024 of Police Station Chigurumamidi, Karimnagar District, are hereby quashed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// Sd/. T. JAYASREE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR CTION OFFICER

1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate (Excise) at Karimnagar 2. The Station House officer, Chigurumamidi Police Station' Karimnagar 3. One CC to Sri Alluri Divakar Reddy Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High court for the state of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

5. Two CD CoPies To, $ HIGH COUR DATED:0910112025 ORDER -2.a uo I Qz o? 2nzC rob-d CRLP.No.15974 of 2024 I I rrE S'fA fe <: )3 27 rrB 2025 t oE-<'r,AT. ( e .z ,} .tl' ALLOWING THE t.A.NOs.1 AND 2 OF 2O2S IN/AND GRLP_15974t2024 W# _T I IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD BETWEEN: CRLP. No. 15974 of 2024 Arun Kumar peddapally, S/o. Ravinder, Age: about 45 years, Occ: Civil Contractor, R/o. Kondapur Village, Chigurumamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District, Telanagana. ... PETINONER/ DEFACTO COMPLAINANT AND

1. Ram Reddy Gangam Age: 67 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o. H.No. 3-t04/1, Ramutapally Village, Madudha, Karimnagar District, Telangana State.- '

2. Madan Mohbn Reddy Gangam (Shown as Madhan Mohan- Reddy Gangam In FIR), S/o. Veera Reddy, Age: 58 years,'Occ: Agriculture, R/o.. H.No. 3-712, Ramulapally viltage, Madudha, Karimnagar District, Telangana Sta[e. AND ...RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED NO. 1 & 2 The State of Telangana, through the SHO, P,S. Chigurumamidi, Karimnagar District, Rep. by the Public prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana ...RESPONDENT ."-F.{qF!_E-Til.r:tI /a JOINTME MO a 1 2 3 4 It is submitted that the Accused No'1 & No' 2 got into an agreement with the petitioner with regards to a land which the petitioner would notarize and later develop' After releasing Rs.55,00,000 and spending about Rs'30,00,000 for preparing the ground for development, the Accused No'1 & No'2 neither allowed for the completion.of project nor returned the damages the petitioner had incurred'. It is humbly submitted that during the pendency of the above petition, with the intervention of elders and well-wishers the petitionerandaccusedNo..l&2havevoluntarilydecidedtoend their civil clisputes. The petitioner has also voluntarily decided to withdraw the complaint dated L9'12'2024 filed against Respondents/Accused No. 1 & 2. It is further submitted that the petitioner/defacto complainant and Respondents/Accused No' 1&2 have entered into an agreement dated 25.12.2024 and mutually decided to close the criminalproceedingsvideFlR235of2024datedtg'12'2024and further decided to settle their civil disputes amicably' The Petitioner and Accused No. 1 & 2 entered into a compromise deed/agreement on 25.t2.2024 in the presence of elders regarding money transaction of Rs. 55,00,000 in respect of Petitioner's land. That when the Petitioner and Respondents I I I I 1 clarlfied the transactions, Rs. 15,00,000 is yet to be received by the Petitioner and the Respondent/Accused No. 1&2 agreed to repay Rs. 15,00,000 on 31.03.20205 in view of the said terms, the Petitioner/Defacto complainant decided to withdraw the case dated t9.12.2024 5 It is humbly submitted that by virtue of said compromise, no useful purpose is likely to be served by allowing a criminal prosecution to continue and therefore filing this petition to quash the aforesaid proceedings thereby to prevent abuse of the process of court and to secure ends of justice by exercising the power of this Hon'ble Court to quash the proceedtnjs under sec.482 of Cr.P.C as Section 320 of Cr.pC would not be bar in view of the judgments of the Hon,ble Apex Court. \. Petitione z-Gl.m*t r/Accus p-_\J -jI? 2nd Responden defacto-Complainant Counsel etitioner counsetf"rl#fFd respondent.