IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVATI THURSDAY .THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5154 OF 2025 Between: 1. Bitra Sai Chand, S/o. Chakradhar, Aged about 32 Years, R/o.D.No.8- 131 A, Rendu Rama Mandir Street, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, A.P Presently residing at 28 Rookery Road, Birmingham B29 7DQ, United Kingdom, Represented by his General Power of Attorney, Bitra Chakradhar, Aged GOYears (Father), R/0.8-131-A, Two Ram Mandir Street, Mangalagiri, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522503. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.1 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P, Amaravati, Guntur District. ...Respondent No.1 2. Damerla Hima Naga Sravya Sri, Aged 30, D/o Venkata Aadi Seshu, Near Ramalayam, Kotturu,Tadepalli, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT N0.2/DE-FACT0 COMPLAINANT Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., r/w 528 of BNSS, praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court pleased to quash FIR No. 541 of 2023 on the file of SHO, Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District for the alleged offences under Sections 420, 498A, R /w 34 of I.P.C, 3 & 4 Dowry Prohibition Act against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in FIR No.541 of 2023 on the file of SHO, Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District for the alleged offences under Sections 420, 498A, R/w 34 I.P.C, 3 & 4 Dowry Prohibition Act against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 I.A. NO: 3 OF 2025 Petition under Sections 320 (6) r/w, 482 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 permit the parties to compound the case in FIR No.541 of 2023 on the file of SHO, Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District for the alleged offences under Sections 420, 498A, R/w. 34 I.P.C, 3 & 4 Dowry Prohibition Act in the interest of justice I.A. NO: 4 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 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 permit the Petitioners to appear virtually/ online video conferencing mode in the present Criminal Petition against FIR FIR No.541 of 2023 on the file of SHO, Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District for the alleged offences under Sections 420, 498A, R/w. 34 I.P.C, 3 & 4 Dowry Prohibition Act in the interest of justice r.'?l LA. NO: 5 OF 2025 Petition under Sections 320 (6) r/w, 482 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 record the compromise between the Accused No.1 and De-facto complainant in FIR No.541 of 2023 on the file of SHO, Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District for the alleged offences under Sections 420, 498A, R/w. 34 I.P.C, 3 & 4 Dowry Prohibition Act This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri S.V.S.S.SIVA RAM, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor (AP) on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the Respondent No.2 The Court made the following order: APHC010242402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY ,THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5154/2025 Between: Bitra Sal Chand ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.S.V.S.S.SIVARAM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: “x 2 5 I.A.Nos.a. 4 and 5 of 2025 IN/AND CRIMINAL PETITION N0.5154 of 2025 COMMON ORDER: The instant petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioner/accused No.1 seeking to quash FIR.No.541 of 2023 on the file of Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur district, for alleged offences under Sections 420, 498-A read with 34 of I PC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. nd I.A.No.3 of 2025 is filed by the 2 2. respondent/de-facto complainant to accord permission to compound the case in FIR.No.541 of 2023 on the file of Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur district. I.A.No.4 of 2025 is filed by the petitioner, seeking permission to 3. appear virtually/online video conferencing mode in this criminal petition. nd respondent/de-facto I.A.No.5 of 2025 is filed by the 2 4. St complainant to accord permission to record the compromise between the 1 accused and the de-facto complainant. Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing respondent No.1/State as well as learned counsel for 5. the respondent No.2 are present. Today, when the matter is taken up, petitioner appeared virtually through video conferencing and respondent No.2 present before this Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for respondent No.2 have identified the parties in the open Court. 6. 3 This Court has questioned the respondent No.2 with regard to compromise, and she categorically stated to that extent that she has voluntarily entered into compromise with the petitioners herein. This Court is satisfied with the identification of the parties and voluntariness in arriving at the compromise. The demand draft of Rs. 15,00,000/- is handed over before 7. this Court. 8. Since the parties entered into settlement, the Criminal Petition is allowed and therefore, the proceedings in FIR.No.541 of 2023 on the file of Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur district, against the petitioner herein is hereby quashed. 9. Accordingly, I.A.Nos.3, 4 and 5 of 2025 and Criminal Petition No.5154 of 2025 are allowed. 10. As a sequel. Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand Sd/- K.J. RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR closed. //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District. 2. One CC to SRI. S.V.S.S.SIVA RAM, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. [OUT 4. Three CD Copies HIGH COURT SM , DATED:08/05/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5154 of 2025 of r * M jot ,2825 P ^ Current secuon ^ ^ ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION