APHC010529892024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO I.A.Nos.1 & 2 of 2026 In/and CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8525/2024 Between: 1.RAYAPATI SUNIL DATTA,, S/O. NAGESH, AGED 31 YEARS, OCC- LAB TECHNICIAN, R/O. D. NO. 21-111, TILAK ROAD, GANDHI BAZAR ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 2.RAYAPATI PADMAVATHI,, W/O. NAGESH, AGED 49 YEARS, OCC- HOUSE WIFE, R/O. D. NO. 21-111, TILAK ROAD, GANDHI BAZAR ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 3.RAYAPATI NAGESH,, S/O. RAYAPATI NAGA LINGAPPA AGED 61 YEARS, OCC- RTC MECHANIC, R/O. D. NO. 21-111, TILAK ROAD, GANDHI BAZAR, ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 4.RAYAPATI JANAKA MAHA RAJU,, S/O. NAGESH, AGED 27 YEARS, OCC- STUDYING, R/O. D. NO. 21-111, TILAK ROAD, GANDHI BAZAR, ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. 2.RAYAPATI SUDEEPTHI, W/O. SUNEEL DAT, AGED 26 YEARS, OCC- HOUSE WIFE, R/O. D.NO. 17/1-250, VENUGOPAL NAGAR, ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 2 1.KISHORE KUMAR KATARI Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1.POTHAMSETTY JAYA PRAKASH 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 petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 4, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.792 of 2024 on the file of the Court of Learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ananthapuramu, Ananthapuramu District. 3. I.A.No.1 of 2026 is filed by the Petitioner/de-facto complainant/ Respondent No.2 seeking permission to permit the Respondent No.2/de-facto complainant to compromise the proceedings in C.C.No.792 of 2024 on the file of the Court of Learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ananthapuramu, Ananthapuramu District against Respondents/Accused Nos.1 to 4. 4. I.A.No.2 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 Respondents/Accused Nos.1 to 4 as per the joint memo and quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.792 of 2024 on the file of the Court of Learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ananthapuramu, Ananthapuramu District. 5. Today, when the matters were taken up for hearing, the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 4 and Respondent No.2/de-facto complainant 3 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. Ms. P.Akhila Naidu, 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 persons, and she does not want to prosecute the matter as Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No.2 are living together and they were blessed with two children. 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.1 and 2 of 2026 are allowed. 9. Consequently, Criminal Petition is allowed, and the proceedings against the accused persons in C.C.No.792 of 2024 on the file of the Court of Learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ananthapuramu, Ananthapuramu District is hereby quashed. 1 2012(10) SCC 303 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO,J Date : 23.01.2026 VTS