K.Mohan Reddy, v. Sri Bheemanapally Kanakaiah,
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE U.DURGA PRASAD RAO Crl.PM.P.No.154 of 2015 in Crl.P.No.82 of 2015 and Crl.P.No.82 of 2015 Common Order:
De-facto complainant and his counsel Sri T.Balamohan Reddy are present. Accused and his counsel Sri T.Pradyumna Kumar Reddy are present. Heard both sides.
On the report given by de-facto complainant, the police of Kanchanbagh PS registered FIR No.170 of 2014 against the accused for the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 on the allegation that in the context of accused letting out his house to the de-facto complainant, on knowing that complainant is a Schedule caste person, he refused to let out the house on the basis of his caste and insulted the complainant. The investigation is stated to be pending.
While so, both the parties and their counsel submitted before this Court that at the intervention of elders they amicably settled their disputes and they want to live peacefully and hence de-facto complainant has no objection for quashment of the proceedings in FIR No.170 of 2014 and therefore, permission may be accorded to
them to compromise the matter.
Having regard to the above said submission and considering the fact that offence is purely a private dispute and having no impact on the society and that both the parties have amicably resolved their differences and also considering that no useful purpose will be served by allowing the investigation to continue and following the decision of the Apex Court reported in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and another[1], this petition is allowed and permission is accorded and compromise is recorded and consequently the proceedings in FIR No.170 of 2014 of Kanchanbagh PS, Hyderabad are hereby quashed. In the result, both the petitions are accordingly allowed.
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
_________________________ U.DURGA PRASAD RAO, J Date: 06-02-2015 Murthy [1] (2012) 10 SCC 303)