APHC010042482026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 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: 635/2026 Between: 1. KELLAMPUSI VISHNU SUNIL KUMAR, S/O. CHANDRAYYA, AGED 39 YEARS. SOFTWARE EMPLOYEE, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT 571 CARSON ST, PROSPER, TEXAS USA, REP. BY HIS SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, KELLEMPUDI CHANDRAYYA, S/O. MUSALI NAIDU, AGED 76 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.53-29-5/3, KRM COLONY, BEHIND EENADU, VISAKHAPATNAM - 5300138 2. KELLEMPUDI CHANDRAYYA,, S/O. MUSALI NAIDU, AGED 76 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.53-29-5/3, KRM COLONY, BEHIND EENADU, VISAKHAPATNAM - 5300138 3. SIRIPURAPU LAKSHMI JYOTHI SUKANYA @ LAKSHMI SUKANYA,, W/O. PRAVEEN KUMAR, AGED 39 YEARS, R/O. FLAT NO.501, MULTI RUBY APARTMENTS, J.P. NAGAR, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA - 560078 ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATHI 2. ANUSHA VIJAIPUDI, W/O. KELLAMPUDI VISHNU SUNIL KUMAR, AGED 36 YEARS. PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT 571 CARSON ST, PROSPER, TEXAS USA REP. BY HER SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, SAPPA LEELA KUMARI, D/O. NALLA APPALA NAIDU, AGED 60 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.89-17-47/21, 2 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.635 of 2026 Dated 16.02.2026 CUBATIC ATTE, OPP VAARTHA OFFICE, SAI NAGAR, RAJAHMUNDRY RURAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): VARREY VENKATA NAGA VISHNU TEJA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. SURAGANI KRISHNA VAMSI 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: These two Interlocutory Applications and the Criminal Petition are heard and disposed of by this common order. 2. The Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘BNSS’) by the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.3025 of 2021(Crime No.29 of 2020 of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram) on the file of the learned IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498-A read with 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity ‘the IPC’), and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for brevity ‘the Act’). 3. I.A.No.1 of 2026 is filed by the petitioner/respondent No.2 seeking permission to permit the petitioner/respondent No.2 to compromise the matter 3 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.635 of 2026 Dated 16.02.2026 with respondents/accused Nos.1 to 3 and to compound the offences under Section 498-A of ‘the IPC’ and Sections 3 and 4 of ‘the Act’, in C.C.No.3025 of 2021(Crime No.29 of 2020 of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram) on the file of the learned IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. 4. I.A.No.2 of 2026 is filed by the petitioner/respondent No.2 seeking to record compromise between the petitioner/respondent No.2 and the respondents/accused Nos.1 to 3 as per the joint memo and quash the proceedings against the respondents/accused Nos.1 to 3 in C.C.No.3025 of 2021(Crime No.29 of 2020 of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram) on the file of the learned IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. 5. Today, when the matters were taken up for hearing, the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 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. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners and respondent No.2 have settled their disputes and the petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 are living together. 4 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.635 of 2026 Dated 16.02.2026 7. Ms. P.Akhila Naidu, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State, reported no objection to record the compromise. 8. This Court enquired the respondent No.2/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. 9. 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 & 2 of 2026 are allowed. 10. Consequently, the Criminal Petition is allowed, and the case against the petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 in C.C.No.3025 of 2021 (Crime No.29 of 2020 of Disha Women Police Station, Rajamahendravaram) on the file of the learned IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, is hereby quashed. As a sequel, Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 16.02.2026 RSI 1 2012(10)SCC 303 5 Dr. YLR, J Crl.P.No.635 of 2026 Dated 16.02.2026 99 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2026 in/and CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 635/2026 Date: 16.02.2025 RSI