APHC010018402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2026 In/And CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1481/2025 Between: 1. TULVA LEELA VENKATA VYKUNTA VASU, S/O KOTESWARARAO, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC FARMER, R/O D. NO 11-823/8/4, 10TH LANE, PATTABHISEETHARAMNAGAR,NAGARALU, GUNTUR, DISTRICT. 2. TULVAKOTESWARARAO,, S/O VENKATASUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, OCC FARMAR R/O D. NO 11-823/8/4, 10TH LANE, PATTABHISEETHARAMNAGAR,NAGARALU, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. TULVAMAHALAKSHMI,, W/O KOTESWARARAO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC FARMAR, R/O D. NO 11-823/8/4, 10TH LANE, PATTABHISEETHARAMNAGAR,NAGARALU, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. PEDDISETTYIBALATRIPURASUNDARI @VASUNDARA,, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC .FARMAR, R/O D. NO 11-823/8/4, 10TH LANE, PATTABHISEETHARAMNAGAR,NAGARALU, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. PEDDISETTYIGANGADHARARAO,, S/O ANKAMMARAO, AGED ABOU 45 YEARS, OCC .FARMAR, R/O D. NO 11-823/8/4, 10TH LANE, PATTABHISEETHARAMNAGAR,NAGARALU, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 2 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,WOMEN POLICE STATION, KAKINADA,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.REP BY ITS , PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AT AMARAVATHI. 2. TULVAGOPISETTI KOMALA DEVI, W/O TULVA LEELA VENKATA VYKUNTAVASU D/O LATE GOPISETTISANYASIRAO, AGED 35 YEARS OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O D. NO. 6556/1/1,MEHAR NAGAR, NEAR GPT COLLEGE KAKINADA, KAKINADA URBAN,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. KOMMAREDDY DIVAKARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. BAGGI VENKATA PAVAN KUMAR 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Act, 2023 (for brevity the „BNSS‟) by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 5, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.1440 of 2023 on the file of the learned I Additional First Class Magistrate at Kakinada registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 506 and 323 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity, “the I.P.C”) and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for brevity „the D.P. Act‟). 2. I.A.No.1 of 2026 is filed by the Petitioner/de-facto complainant/ Respondent No.2 seeking permission to compound the Respondent No.2/de- facto complainant to compromise the proceedings in C.C.No.1440 of 2023 on 3 the file of the learned I Additional First Class Magistrate at Kakinada against Respondents/Accused Nos.1 to 5. 3. I.A.No.2 of 2026 is filed by the Petitioner/de-facto complainant/ Respondent No.2 seeking to record compromise between the Petitioner/de- facto complainant and the Respondents/Accused Nos.1 to 5 as per the joint memo and quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.1440 of 2023 on the file of the learned I Additional First Class Magistrate at Kakinada. 4. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 5 and Respondent No.2/de-facto complainant were present before this Court. They produced their respective attested copies of Aadhar cards in proof of their identity, and the same were placed on record for proper identification. Both the learned Counsel on record identified both the parties in open Court. 5. Sri A.Sai Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State, reported no objection to record the compromise. 6. This Court enquired the de-facto complainant about her willingness to enter into a compromise in the matter. She represented before the Court that she has voluntarily come forward for the compromise. The de-facto complainant further represented that the case may be closed against the accused persons, and she does not want to prosecute the matter against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 5. 4 7. 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 2026 are allowed. 8. Consequently, Criminal Petition is allowed, and the proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 5 in C.C.No.1440 of 2023 on the file of the learned I Additional First Class Magistrate at Kakinada are hereby quashed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO,J Date :24.03.2026 KMS 1 2012(10) SCC 303 5 KMS THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NOs: 1481 of 2025 Date: 24.03.2026 KMS 58