IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY ,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI I.A.NOS: 1 AND 2 OF 2024 IN/AND CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 916 OF 2023 Between: Gudur Sarada Reddy, W/o. G. Rama Sesha Reddy, Aged about years, R/o. Flat No. 133/a. Srinilayam, 5th Cross, 28th Main Road, HSR Layout, Sector-I, Bangalore, Karnataka State. (A-3) ...Petitioner/Accused AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its The SHO, Disha Women Police Station, Guntur, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. ...Respondent/Respondent 2. Sanikommu Tulasi Niharika, W/o. Gudur Krishna Sahit Reddy, D/o. Sanikommu Venkata Reddy, Aged about 26 years, R/o. D.No.5-67- 77/A, 4/20 Brodipet, Guntur, Guntur District. ...Respondent/Complainant 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 call for the records in C.C.No.11 of 2023 on the file of the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate of I Class for Excise, Guntur, Guntur District., and quash the same so far as the petitioner is concerned. LA. NO: 1 OF 2024 Between: Sanikommu Tulasi Niharika, W/o. Gudur Krishna Sahit Reddy, D/o. Sanikommu Venkata Reddy, Aged about 26 years, R/o. D.No.5-67- 77/A, 4/20 Brodipet, Guntur, Guntur District. ...Petitioner/Respondent/ De-facto Complainant AND 1. Gudur Sarada Reddy, W/o G. Rama Sesha Reddy, Aged about years, R/o. Flat No.133/a, Srinilayam, 5th Cross, 28th Main Road, HSR Layout, Sector-I, Bangalore, Karnataka State. ...Respondent/Petitioner/Accused No.3 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its The SHO, Disha Women Police Station, Guntur, Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi. ...Respondent/Respondent No.1 Petition under Section 528 R/W 359 (2) of BNSS 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to record compromise in of the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate of C.C.No.11 of 2023 on the file I Class for Excise, Guntur, Guntur District., by quashing the same. I A. NO: 2 OF 2024 Between: Gudur Krishna Sahit Reddy, D/o. Venkata Reddy, Aged about 26 years, R/o. D.No.5-67- Sanikommu Tulasi Niharika, W/o. Sanikommu 77/A, 4/20 Brodipet, Guntur, Guntur District. ...Petitioner/Respondent/ De-facto Complainant AND 1, Gudur Sarada Reddy, W/o G. Rama Sesha Reddy, Aged about years, 28th Main Road, HSR R/o. Flat No. 133/a, Srinilayam, 5th Cross, Layout, Sector-I, Bangalore, Karnataka State. ...Respondent/Petitioner/Accused No.3 Rep. by its The SHO, Disha Women Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Police Station, Guntur Pradesh at Amaravathi. ...Respondent/Respondent No.1 528 R/W 359 (6) of BNSS 2023 praying that in Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition under Section the circumstances stated in the nd pleased to permit the Petitioner/2 with the 1 Petition, the High Court may be Respondent/De-facto Complaint to compromise the case No.2 shall quash C.C.No.11 of 2023 on Respondent/Petitioner/Accused the file of the Court of Guntur, Guntur District., for the offences 323 \PC and Section Special Judicial Magistrate of I Class for Excise, under Sections 498(A), 420, 506, 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act in the present case. % This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminai Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sn Dilip Jaya Ram, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.f and of Sri Ratan Mohan Med,da. Advocate for the Respondent No.2 The Court made the following COMMON ORDER: APHC010055542023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 916/2023 [3368] Between; 1.GUDUR SARADA REDDY, W/0. G. RAMA SESHA AGED ABOUT YEARS, R/0. FLAT NO.133/A. REDDY, SRINILAYAM, 5TH CROSS, 28TH MAIN ROAD, LAYOUT, SECTOR-I, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA STATE HSR ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1 THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS THE SHO DISHA WOMEN POLICE STATION, GUNTUR, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI. 2 SANIKOMMU TULASI NIHARIKA, W/0. GUDUR KRISHNA D/0. SANIKOMMU VENKATA REDDY, SAHIT REDDY, ^ AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/0. D.NO.5-67-77/A, 4/20 L3RODIPET, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1.S DILIP JAYA RAM Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S); 1.RATAN MOHAN MEDIDA 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following; 2 % THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI lA Nos.1 and 2 of 2024 in/and Criminal Petition No:916 of 2023 COMMON ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. (Section 528 of B.N.S.S., 2023) has been filed on behalf of the petitioner herein/Accused No.3 to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.11 of 2023 on the file of the Special Judicial Magistrate of I Class for Excise, Guntur, Guntur District. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner/Accused No.3 and learned counsel representing for the unofficial respondent No.2 (defacto-complainant) and learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State present. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up, petitioner herein/Accused No.3 appeared through V.C. and 2'^'^ respondent herein are present before this Court. The Aadhaar cards of respondent were produced in 3. nd petitioner/Accused No.3 and 2 proof of their identity. Learned counsel for the petitioner/Accu sed nd respondent have No.3 and the learned counsel for the 2 identified both the parties in the open Court. This Court has questioned 2""' respondent herein/de facto complainant with regard to compromise, and she categorically 4. 3 Stated to that extent that she has voluntarily compromise with the petitioner herein/Accused -No.3. entered into This Court is satisfied with the identification of the parties and voluntariness arriving at the compromise. In view of the compromise between the parties, the chances of conviction in are remote and bleak. 5. In the light of judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & another\ on quashing of criminal case, when the parties entered into settlement and compromise, the Criminal Petition is allowed and therefore, the case proceedings in C.C.No.11 of 2023 on the file of the Special Judicial Magistrate of I Class for Excise, Guntur, Guntur District, against the petitioner herein/Accused No.3 is hereby quashed. 6. Accordingly, I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2024 and Criminal Petition No.916 of 2023 are allowed. As a sequel thereto, the interlocutory applications, if pending in this Criminal Petition shall stand closed. any 1 2012 (9) Scale 257 I SD/- P VINOD KUMAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Special Judicial Magistrate of I Class for Excise Guntur, Guntur District. 2. The SlaWon House Officer, Disha Women Police Station, Guntur. 3. One CC to Sri S Dilip Jaya Ram, Advocate [OPUC] l 4. One CC to Sri M. Ratan Mohan, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 6. Three CD Copies sree HIGH COURT DATED:08/01/2025 COMMON ORDER I.A.Nos.1 & 2 of 2024 IN/AND CRLP.No.916 of 2023 fof andh^ * 2 9 JAN ^ ^ Current ieciion .'v ALLOWING THE I.A.NOS.1 & 2 OF 2024 AND ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION