1 APHC010032442026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] SATURDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 497/2026 Between: Eenumala Venkateswarlu and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 503/2026 Between: Gentela Jansi and others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. PONNEKANTI MALLIKARJUNA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. JESTADI PRUDVI RAJU The Court made the following: 2 COMMON ORDER: The Criminal Petition No.497 of 2026 has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.,’)/Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 9 in Crime No.6 of 2026 on the file of Machavaram Police Station, Palnadu District, for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 191(1), 191(2), 109(1), 118(1), 351(2) and 79 read with 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’) and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(ii), 3(2)(va) SC and ST (PoA) Act, 1989 (for brevity ‘the SC&ST (PoA) Act’). CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 503/2026 2. The Criminal Petition No.503 of 2026 has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.,’)/Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNSS’) seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 5 in Crime No.7 of 2026 on the file of Machavaram Police Station, Palnadu District, for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 109(3), 109(1), 118(1), 351(2) read with 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity ‘the BNS’). 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 4. A complaint in Crime No.6 of 2026 was lodged by Gentela Jansi, who is the 2nd respondent. Gentela Jansi is an accused in Crime No.7 of 2026, 3 which was registered at the behest of Chinnaboina Shivarama Krishna, who is the 2nd respondent in Crime No.503 of 2026. 5. Crime No.6 of 2026 was registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 191(1), 191(2), 109(1), 118(1), 351(2) and 79 read with Section 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(ii) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Crime No.7 of 2026 was registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 109(3), 109(1), 118(1), and 351(2) read with Section 190 of the BNS. 6. The de facto complainants/2nd respondents in the above criminal petitions are present before this Court along with the petitioners in both cases, and they have been duly identified by their respective counsel. 7. In Crl.P. No.497 of 2026, I.A. No.2 of 2026 was filed seeking permission to compromise the case with the petitioners and to record the said compromise, and consequently to quash the entire proceedings in Crime No.6 of 2026. I.A. No.3 of 2026 in Crl.P. No.497 of 2026 was filed to record the compromise. 8. In Crl.P. No.503 of 2026, I.A. No.2 of 2026 was filed seeking permission to permit the petitioner and respondents to compromise the case, and I.A. No.3 of 2026 was filed to quash the proceedings pursuant to the said compromise. 9. In both the above criminal petitions, the parties are present and have filed a joint memo stating that they have amicably compromised the disputes 4 in both cases at the behest of family elders and village representatives, with a view to put a quietus to the disputes and litigations pending between them and to maintain cordial relations and harmony among their respective families in the village. The de facto complainants in the above-mentioned crimes have categorically stated on oath and submitted before this Court that the compromise was entered into voluntarily and without any compulsion or coercion from any person. 10. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I.A. Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 in Crl.P. No.497 of 2026 and I.A. Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 in Crl.P. No.503 of 2026 are allowed. The compromise arrived at between the parties is recorded, and consequently, the proceedings in Crime Nos.6 and 7 of 2026 on the file of Machavaram Police Station, Palnadu District, are hereby quashed in the interest of justice. 11. Accordingly, the Criminal Petitions are allowed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ Dr.Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J. Date: 31.01.2026 KMS 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NOs: 497 and 503 of 2026 Date: 31.01.2026 KMS 87