APHC010082532026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.Nos.2, 3 and 4 of 2026 In&And CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1304/2026 Between: Bitny Sharoof Ali Khan ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. SHAIK MOHAMMED ISMAIL Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. KALEPU YASHWANTH 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 Petitioner/Accused No.1, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in FIR.No.250 of 2024 on the file of the RIMS Police Station, Kadapa District registered for the alleged 2 offences punishable under Sections 85 and 89 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity “the BNS”) and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for brevity “the DP Act”). 2. I.A.No.3 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 FIR.No.250 of 2024 on the file of the RIMS Police Station, Kadapa District against Respondent/Accused No.1. 3. I.A.No.4 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 Respondent/Accused No.1 as per the joint memo and quash the proceedings against him in FIR.No.250 of 2024 on the file of the RIMS Police Station, Kadapa District. 4. An application has been filed in I.A.No.2 of 2026 seeking permission to permit the General Power of Attorney holder to represent the Petitioner/Accused No.1, and the same is allowed. 5. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the Petitioner/Accused No.1 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. 3 6. Sri A.Sai Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State, reported no objection to record the compromise. 7. 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 person, and she does not want to prosecute the matter against the Petitioner/Accused No.1. 8. 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.2, 3 and 4 of 2026 are allowed. 9. Consequently, Criminal Petition is allowed, and the proceedings against the Petitioner/Accused in FIR.No.250 of 2024 on the file of the RIMS Police Station, Kadapa District is hereby quashed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO,J Date :23.02.2026 KMS 1 2012(10) SCC 303 4 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NOs: 1304 of 2026 Date: 23.02.2026 KMS 234