1 APHC010049652026 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.2 and 3 of 2026 In&And CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 761/2026 Between: Rama Krishna Chennamsetty, and Others ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. B.MADHU Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. MADALA SAI TEJA 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: The Criminal Petition 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 6 in 2 C.C.No.1859 of 2025 on the file of the learned I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 354-A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity, “the IPC”), and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for brevity, “the DP Act”). 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. 3. As seen from the record, on the complaint lodged by the de-facto complainant/2nd respondent, the police registered a case in Crime No.114 of 2024 of Mahila Police Station, Visakhapatnam for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 354-A and 506 of “the I.P.C” and Sections 3 and 4 of “the D.P. Act”. 4. The Inspector of Police, Visakhapatnam Mahila Police Station, after conducting a thorough investigation, filed a charge sheet against the petitioners. During the pendency of the above criminal petition, I.A.No.2 of 2026 was filed seeking permission to permit the 2nd respondent to compound the offence with the petitioners. Another application in I.A.No.3 of 2026 was filed seeking permission to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.1859 of 2025 on the file of the learned I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam against the Petitioners/Accused nos.1 to 6. 5. The 2nd respondent has filed an affidavit stating that the dispute between the parties has been amicably settled. She further stated that it is not possible for them to live together as husband and wife and that, with the 3 consent of both parties and in the presence of their elders, a mediation/settlement was held. In the said settlement, it was agreed that Accused No. 1 shall pay a sum of Rs. 20,00,000/- by way of Demand Draft to the 2nd respondent towards permanent alimony/maintenance for her lifetime. The 2nd respondent agreed to withdraw the case filed against the accused, as she felt that there is no purpose in continuing the criminal proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused. 6. She further stated that, in view of her matrimonial prospects and to safeguard her future, and to give quietus to the dispute instead of pursuing litigation before civil and criminal courts, she voluntarily decided to settle the dispute with the Petitioners/Accused of her own free will, without any force, coercion, or undue influence from any of the petitioners/accused. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 are allowed, and the proceedings in C.C.No.1859 of 2025 arising out of Crime No.114 of 2024 on the file of the learned I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, are hereby quashed. 8. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ Dr.Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J. Date: 16.02.2026 KMS 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NOs: 761 of 2026 Date: 16.02.2026 KMS 181