APHC010078062026 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 CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1208/2026 Between: 1. C JASHWANTH, S/O. C. MOHANA REDDY, AGED 35 YEARS.PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO.1-5-598,BALAJI COLONY, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 2. C MOHANA REDDY, S/O. LATE CHENGA REDDY, AGED 67 YEARS.PRIVATE EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 1-5-598,BALAJI COLONY, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 3. C SARASWATHI, ,W/O. C. MOHANA REDDY, AGED 60 YEARS.HOUSEWIFE, R/O. D.NO. 1-5-598,BALAJI COLONY, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICER,MAHILA U PS, TIRUPATHI,REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF AP AT AMARAVATI 2. D DEEKSHITHA, W/O C. JASHWANTH, AGED 31 YEARS,R/O. FLAT NO. 102, VENKATA PADMAVATHI ENCLAVE,KR NAGAR, SRINIVASAPURAM, TIRUPATI ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. Y NAGI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 2 1. VMR LEGAL 2. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 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 3, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in Crime No.12 of 2025 on the file of the Mahila Urban Police Station, Tirupathi, Tirupathi District registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 506, 354-A1(i) and 354-A1(ii) 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. Sri Y. Nagi Reddy, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the matter has been compromised in between the parties. 3. Sri A.Sai Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State, reported that there was a compromise. 4. The Petitioners and Respondent No. 2 are present through video conferencing. Respondent No. 2 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 consent of both parties and in the presence of their elders, a mediation/settlement was conducted. In the said settlement, it was agreed that Accused No. 1 paid a sum of Rs. 12,50,000/- towards part and final settlement out of the total agreed amount of Rs. 25,00,000/- to Respondent No. 2 3 towards permanent alimony/maintenance for her lifetime. Respondent No. 2 has agreed to withdraw the case filed against the accused, as she believes that there is no purpose in continuing the criminal proceedings against the Petitioners/Accused Nos. 1 to 3. 5. 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 Nos.1 to 3 of her own free will, without any force, coercion, or undue influence from any of the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the Criminal Petition is allowed, and the proceedings in Crime No.12 of 2025 on the file of the Mahila Urban Police Station, Tirupathi, Tirupathi District, are hereby quashed in respect of Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 only. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO,J Date :24.03.2026 KMS 4 KMS THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NOs: 1208 of 2026 Date: 24.03.2026 KMS 60