Chadal Sainath, v. The State Of Telangana,

THE HONOURABLE Dr.JUSTICE B.SIVA SANKARA RAO Crl.P.M.P.Nos.3480 and 3481 of 2017 in/and Criminal Petition No.3475 of 2017 ORDER :

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner/ A.3 in Spl.S.C.No.18 of 2017 on the file of the Spl.SC/ S.Ts. Court, Adilabad, for the offence punishable u/ sec.376 and 323 r/ w 34 IPC and u/ sec.3(1)(s)(w)(i) and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989(for short, 'the Act') on the complaint of 2nd respondent/ defacto-complainant and perused the grounds urged in quash petition and First Information Report.

Even from the entire police record as also pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner, there is no offence u/ sec.376 IPC much less any abatement to it by the accused but for attracting Sec.3(1)(s)(w)(i) and Section 3(2)(v) of the Act, and the defacto-complainant wants to withdraw the case against the petitioner herein who is serving in Army.

Both the parties stated that they settled the matter amicably outside the Court to purchase peace and vide Crl.P.M.P.Nos.3480 and 3481 of 2017 sought permission to compound the offences supra and quash the proceedings in the crime supra and the petitioners are accordingly permitted to compound the offences.

In the result, the Crl.P.M.P.Nos.3480 and 3481 of 2017 is allowed. Consequently, the Criminal Petition is also allowed quashing the proceedings in S.C.No.18 of 2017 on the file of the Spl.SC/ S.Ts. Court, Adilabad, against the petitioner/ A3. The petitioner is acquitted and his bail bonds shall stand cancelled. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ Dr. B.SIVA SANKARA RAO J, Date:31.08.2017 vvr