' IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI MONDAY ,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N LA. Nos.1 AND 2 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5494 OF 2024 Between: 1. Amarendranath Kotnala, S/o Kalidasu, H No. 124, Second floor, 3rd A cross, PR Layout, Behind Kmf, Maharathahalli, Bangalore North, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560037. 2. Kotnala Kalidasu, S/o Venkat Rao, D.No. 3-293, Sai nagar state bank colony, Aaaavakalapudi, Kakinada Rural, Apsp Camp, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - 533005 3. Kotnala Ratna Malika,, W/o Kalidasu, D.No. 3-293, Sai nagar state bank colony, Aaaavakalapudi, Kakinada Rural, Apsp Camp East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - 533005 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh,, through Sub-Inspector of Police, Women P.S., Rajamahendravaram, rep by Public Prosecutor, High Court at Amaravathi. 2. Kotnala Bhargavi,, W/o.Amarendra Nadh, Hindu, aged 33 r/o.D.No.69-12-2/A, Bhaskara Nagar, CTRI, Rajamahendravaram years. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANTS r- Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, .the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings In charge C.C.No. 952 of 2019 on the file of the Hon'ble V Addl. Magistrate. Rajamahendravaram for the offence r/w.34 of IPC and Sec.3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act sheet Judicial First Class ■ . > i punishable 498A, 506 1961 I.A. NO: 2 OF 2n2f> Petition under Section 482 circumstances stated of Cr.P.C praying that in the in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to record the compromise by compounding the offences in CRL.P.No. 5494 OF 2024 in C.C. No. 952 of 2019 on the file of the IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram, against him. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2a9fi Petition under Section 482 circumstances stated of Cr.P.C praying that in the in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition.the High Court that though the offence under section 498A IPC may be pleased It is most respectfully submitted 3&4 to D.P Act, 506 IPC R/W 34 IPC is non-compoundable in nature, this Hon’ble Court has got ample power to permit them to compromise the case U/s. 528 of B.N.S.S. to permit the petitioner/de-facto complainant to compromise the case in respect of the offence U/s 498A IPC. 506 R/W 34 IPC, section 3,4 D.P Act, It is humbly submitted that if this Hon’ble court will not permit the petitioner accused, they will be put to great to compromise the matter with the hardship and irreparable loss. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C circumstances stated praying that in the in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in C.C.No. 952 of 2019 on the file of the V Addl. Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram for the offence punishable 506, r/w.34 of IPC and Sec.3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act 498-A, 1961 This Petition coming on for hearing,upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri TALLAPRAGADA SRIRAM ,Advocate for the Petitioner Prosecutor (TG/AP) on behalf of the Respondent No. and of Sri_Advocate for the Respondent No. and the Public The Court made the following ORDER : APHC010334272024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3467] MONDAY ,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5494/2024 Between: Amarendranath Kotnala and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1 .TALLAPRAGADA SRIRAM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.B.SUDHAKAR KUMAR 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: V 2 Ct THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N I.A.Nos.l and 2 of 2025 IN/AND CRIMINAL PETITION No.5494 of 2025 COMMON ORDER: 1. The learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the 2"^ respondent/defacto complainant submit that the parties have amicably settled their dispute and have filed IA.Nos.1 and 2 of 2025, accompanying the affidavit of the 2"*^ respondent/defacto complainant and the joint memo, seeking the permission of this Court to allow the petitioners/accused and the defacto complainant to the case in CC.No.952 of 2019 on the file of V Additional Chief Metropolitan Judicial First Class Magistrate at Rajamahendravaram. 2. The petitioners and the 2"'^ respondent/defacto complainant are present in the Court. The parties were identified by their respective counsels. The identity cards of both the parties were verified. 3. The 2'"'' respondent submits that, pursuant to the intervention of well- wishers, she has been withdrawn the allegations made against the petitioners. She further confirmed that the compromise was reached voluntarily, without coercion or undue influence. 4. Recording the submissions of the 2"'^ respondent, lA Nos.1 and 2 of 2025 are allowed and the proceedings CC.No.952 of 2019 on the file of V Additional Chief Metropolitan Judicial First Class Magistrate at Rajamahendravaram. 4 3 5. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. 6. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this criminal petition shall stand closed. SD/- K.KASIRAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// }J^ SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The V Additional Judicial Magistrate (J,R Division) Rajamahendravarm. 2. One CC to SRI. TALLAPRAGADA SRIRAM Advocate [OPUC] One CC to SRI. B.SUDHAKAR KUMAR Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi 3. 4. THREE CD COPIES 5. PNM TAC HIGH COURT DATED:28/04/2025 ORDER CRLP.No.5494 of 2024 sf 0 3 SEP 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION ARE ALLOWED