APHC010544082024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.Nos.1 & 2 of 2025 In/And CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8735/2024 Between: 1. SIDDHABHATHUNI RANJITH KUMAR, S/O LATE KAMESHWARAO, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS OLD, R/O FLAT NO. 311, 3RD FLOOR, SVR APARTMENTS, SANAKAYALA FACTORY ROAD, GUNTUR. 2. SIDDHABHATHUNI RATNA KUMARI,, W/O KAMESHWARAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS OLD, R/O H-NO 4-112, KOMURU VILLAGE, GUNTUR. 3. JAVANGULA SITARAMANJANI,, W/O VENKATASRINIVASRAO, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OLD, R/O D-NO 236-02-7, NAGARAMPALEM, GUNTUR 4. JAVANGULAVENKATA KIRAN KUMAR,, S/O VENKATA SRINIVASRAO, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS OLD, R/O D-NO 236-02-7, NAGARAMPALEM, GUNTUR. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. GONUGONDLA NAGAMANI, W/O LATE GONUGONDLASIVAPRASAD RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS OLD. R/O FLAT NO 407, H-NO. 12-1- 12, S.U.R.S EMPIRE, APARTMENTS, GUNTUR. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. PANGA SIVANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PANGA VENKATESWARA RAO 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: ORDER: Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Act, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.365 of 2024 dated 14.10.2024 on the file of Kothapet Police Station, Guntur District for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 506 and 509 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity, ‘the I.P.C’). 2. I.A.No.1 of 2025 has been filed by the de‑facto complainant/Respondent No.2 seeking permission to compound the alleged offences with the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4. 3. I.A.No.2 of 2025 has been filed by the de‑facto complainant/Respondent No.2 seeking to record the compromise as per the joint memo entered into between the parties and to quash the proceedings in Crime No.365 of 2024 dated 14.10.2024 on the file of Kothapet Police Station, Guntur District, against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4. 4. Mr.A.Sai Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State, reported no objection to record the compromise. 3 5. As per the joint memo filed by both parties, Respondent No.2 and Accused Nos.1 to 4 have amicably resolved their dispute out of Court, and accordingly Respondent No.2 seeks permission of this Court to compound the offences against the Petitioners. 6. Considering the submissions and in the light of the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and another1, since there is an amicable settlement between the parties, in the interest of justice, I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2025 are disposed of. 7. Consequently, Criminal Petition is allowed, and the case against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 in Crime No.365 of 2024 dated 14.10.2024 on the file of Kothapet Police Station, Guntur District for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 506 and 509 read with 34 of ‘the I.P.C.,’ is hereby quashed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO,J Date : 07.05.2026 PRA 1 2012(10) SCC 303 4 252 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.8735 of 2024 Date: 07.05.2026 PRA