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APHC010046452025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1093/2025
Between:
M. Deveendra and Others
...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND
Mandapati Venkatadri and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S)
Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S):
1. D PURNACHANDRA REDDY
Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S):
1. G VIJAYA SARADHI
2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Court made the following:
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI
IA Nos.1 and 2 OF 2025 in/and Criminal Petition No:1093 OF 2025
C O M M O N O R D E R:
This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., has been filed on behalf of the petitioners herein/A1 to A4, to quash the proceedings in S.C. No.102 of 2023 on the file of Principal Assistant Sessions Judge, Tirupati, registered for the offences punishable under Section 307 read with 34 IPC. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up, learned counsel for the petitioners herein/Accused, learned counsel for the respondent No.1/de facto complainant, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State are present before this Court. The complainant and accused produced their respective Aadhar cards in proof of their identity. Learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for respondent No.1 identified their parties in the open Court. The concerned police officer is present before this Court and identified the parties. 3. This Court questioned the respondent No.1/de facto complainant with regard to compromise, and he categorically stated to the extent that he has voluntarily entered into compromise with the petitioners
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herein/Accused and there is no threat, coercion or undue influence in arriving at the compromise. This Court is satisfied with the identification of the parties and voluntariness in arriving at the compromise. In view of the compromise between the parties, the chances of conviction are remote and bleak. 4. In the light of judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & another1, on quashing of criminal case, when the parties entered into settlement and compromise, the Criminal Petition is allowed and therefore, the proceedings in S.C. No.102 of 2023 on the file of Principal Assistant Sessions Judge, Tirupati, is hereby quashed. 5. Accordingly, I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2025 and Criminal Petition No.1093 of 2025 are allowed.
As a sequel thereto, the interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI Dt. 12.02.2025 RMD/PSA
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI
IA Nos.1 and 2 OF 2025 in/and Criminal Petition No:1093 OF 20255
Date: 12.02.2025 RMD/PSA