Sambasiva Rao Venigalla v. State Of Telangana
THE HON'BLE JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN I.A.Nos.1 TO 3 OF 2021 AND/IN CRIMINAL PETITION No.11225 OF 2018 COMMON ORDER:
This Criminal Petition is filed, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.'), by the petitioners/A.1 to A.4 to quash proceedings in C.C.No.3994 of 2018 pending on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at L.B.Nagar. The offence alleged against the petitioners is under Section 498-A of IPC.
2. Ms. Ch.Sudha Rani, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that during pendency of the present Criminal Petition, the petitioners and the 2nd respondent have settled the disputes amicably and accordingly, respondent No.2 filed I.A.Nos.1 to 3 of 2021 seeking to compound the offence by recording the compromise and to quash the proceedings in the above said Calendar Case.
3. Vide order dated 29.04.2021, this Court, after recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as respondent No.2, directed the parties to appear before the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, for their identification and also directed the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, to submit a report by 03.06.2021. In compliance with the said order, the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad has submitted his report dated 15.06.2021.
4. In the report of the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, it is stated that the
identification of the parties has been established. In the said report, it is mentioned that on oral examination, the respondent No.2 has stated that she has filed a complaint against the petitioners before the Station House Officer, Women Police Station, Saroornagar, Hyderabad, and that the same is registered as Cr.No.20 of 2018 for the above said offence and later it was numbered as C.C.No.3994 of 2018.
5. The parties herein have filed a joint memo of compromise. The said joint memo of compromise and the report of the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad are placed on record. In the joint memo, it is stated that both the petitioners and the 2nd respondent have settled the disputes between them amicably.
6. In view the said report of the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad and also in view of the compromise entered between the petitioners and respondent No.2, I.A. Nos.1 to 3 of 2021 are allowed. Consequently, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.3994 of 2018 pending on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at L.B.Nagar, are hereby quashed against the petitioners herein - A.1 to A.4.
Miscellaneous Petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN Date:18-06-2021 vvr