Puri Sudhakar v. The State Of Telangana

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE U.DURGA PRASAD RAO Crl.P.M.P.No.1911 of 2015 in Crl.P.No.1054 of 2015 and Crl.P.No.1054 of 2015 Common Order:

The de-facto complainant is present. Accused and his counsel Sri R. K. Chitta are present.

2. On the report given by the de-facto complainant, the Police of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad, registered a Crime in FIR No. 770 of 2014 against the accused for the offence under Section 506 IPC read with Section 3(1) (x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Investigation is stated to be pending. The allegations are that there are financial transactions between the accused and one Teegala Kiran Kumar and the complainant was a witness to those transactions. The accused failed to repay the amounts taken from Teegala Kiran Kumar.

On 10.10.2014 when Teegala Kiran Kumar and some other persons went to the house of the accused to ask him to return the amounts, he abused them and when complainant intervened and tried to pacify him, the accused abused him by his caste and threatened him.

3. While so, both the parties and their counsel submitted that at the intervention of elders, they have amicably settled their differences and now they want to

live peacefully and harmoniously and the complainant has no objection for the quashment of proceedings against the accused and therefore, permission may be granted to them to compound the offence and consequently quash the proceedings in the interest of justice.

4. Having regard to the above said submission and in view of the fact that the allegations in the FIR disclose that in a private loan transaction between the accused and Teegala Kiran Kumar, the complainant when mediated between them he was abused by accused in a private place and now the parties have amicably settled all their disputes and want to lead peaceful and harmonious life, and also considering the fact that no useful purpose will be served even if the investigation is ordered to be continued and by following the decision reported in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and another (2012) 10 SCC 303), this Criminal Petition is allowed and permission is accorded to the parties to compound the offence and proceedings in FIR No. 770 of 2014 on the file of Kukatpally Police Station, Cyberabad, are hereby quashed in terms of the joint memo filed by both the parties.

5. In the result, both the petitions are allowed.

6. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.

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U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, J DATE: 03.03.2015 KA