APHC010597792023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3604] WEDNESDAY, THE 14th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9319/2023 Between: 1. AMEETH MOHAMMAD ALIAS HAMEED MOHAMMAD,, S/O KAMAL BASHA MOHAMMAD(LATE), AGED ABOUT 34, MUSLIM, OCC PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O. 9-4-62/90, NIZAM COLONY, TOLICHOWKI, HYDERABAD, TELANAGANA STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF AP, AMARAVATI. (INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAKINADA PS) 2. SHARK ABIDA, W/O MOHAMMAD ALI BASHA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, MUSLIM, OCC HOUSE WIFE, R/O. H.NO.58-1-72, JAGANNADHAPURAM, MARKET STREET, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtmay be pleased to call for the records relating to and connected with DVC case .No.52/2023, On the file of the Court of the V Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kakinada and quash the same against the petitioner IA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to dispense with filing of certified copy of DVC.No.52/2023, On the file of the Court of the V Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kakinada, 2 IA NO: 2 OF 2023 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in DVC.No.52/2023, On the file of the Court of the V Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kakinada including the personal appearance of the petitioner, pending the disposal of the Criminal Petition, Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. J M NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. N SIVA REDDY 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUNITHA GANDHAM CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 9319 OF 2023 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, respondent No.2 as well as learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1. 2. Petitioner and respondent No.2 are present. Heard respondent No.2 personally and she submitted that the matter settled out of court and to that effect, they filed a petition in I.A.No.1 of 2026 in Crl.P.No.4468 of 2024 which is filed by her husband seeking to quash the proceedings in P.R.C.No.14 of 2024 on the file of the I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada and requested to quash these proceedings also against the petitioner. Compared the names and details of petitioner as well as respondent No.2. 3. Recorded the submissions of both parties. 4. Having considered the submissions made by the both parties, this court is of the considered view that in view of the settlement, the proceedings against the petitioner in D.V.C.No.52 of 2023 may be quashed, to meet ends of justice. 5. In the result, and in view of the settlement between both the parties, this criminal petition is allowed quashing the proceedings in D.V.C.No.52 of 2023 pending on the file of the learned V Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada against the petitioner/accused No.4 of the offences under Sections 18, 19, 20 and 22 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. 6. Registry is directed to place a copy of compromise memo in I.A.No.1 of 2026 in Crl.P.No.4468 of 2024 in this petition. As a sequel thereto, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ SUNITHA GANDHAM, J Dt:14.10.2026 Note: Issue C.C by 16.10.2026 B/o, Vns