APHC010715272025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 13521/2025 Between: 1. CHADALAWADA MRUDULA, W/O. C. HARISH KUMAR, AGED 31 YEARS, R/O. MITTAPALEM, 0PP. BOYS HOSTEL,DUVVUR VILLAGE, SANGAM MANDAL, NELLORE DISTRICT. 2. CHADALAWADA HARISH KUMAR, S/O. C. SIVA KUMAR,AGED 31 YEARS, R/O. MITTAPALEM, 0PP. BOYS HOSTEL,DUVVUR VILLAGE, SANGAM MANDAL, NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT AT AMARAVATHI,THROUGH SUB- INSPECTOR OF POLICE,OWK POLICE STATION, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 2. MARAM BHARATH KUMAR, S/O. SURYANARAYANA SETTY, AGED 34 YEARS, R/O. CHENNAMPALLI VILLAGE,OWK MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Petition under Section 437/438/439/482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courtmay be pleased to quash the proceedings in C.C. No.32 of 2025 on the file of Honble Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to dispense with filing of charge sheet in in C.C No.32 of 2025 on the file of Honble Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli, and pass such IA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to permit petitioners to compound the offence U/Sec.420 of IPC in C.C No.32 of 2025 on the file of Honble Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli in Cr. No.77 of 2023, dt.12.05.2023 of Owk Police Station, Nandyal District and pass such IA NO: 3 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to record the compromise and quash the charge sheet in C.C No.32 of 2025 on the file of Hon'ble Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli in Cr. No.77 of 2023, dt.12.05.2023 of Owk Police Station, Nandyal District and pass such IA NO: 4 OF 2025 Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C and 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition,the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings in C.C No.32 of 2025 on the file of Hon'ble Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli pending disposal of the quash petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1. SRAVAN KUMAR NAIDANA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA I.A Nos.2 and 3 of 2025 in/and Criminal Petition No:13521 of 2025 The Court made the following Common Order: This instant Criminal Petition, under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2, seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C No.32 of 2025 on file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli. 2. I.A.No.2 of 2025 is filed by the De-facto complainant/respondent No.2 seeking permission to permit him to compound the offences in C.C No.32 of 2025 on file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli. 3. I.A. No.3 of 2025 is filed by the De-facto complainant/respondent No.2 seeking to record the compromise and quash the C.C No.32 of 2025 on file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli. 4. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the petitioners/accused Nos.1 & 2 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. 5. Ms. K. Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State, is in attendance and reported no objection to record the compromise. 6. This Court enquired the de-facto complainant about his willingness to enter into compromise in the matter. He represented before the Court that he has voluntarily come forward for the compromise. The de-facto complainant further submitted that the case may be closed against the accused Nos.1 & 2. He does not want to prosecute the matter. 7. 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 and 3 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, the Criminal Petition is allowed, and the case against the accused Nos.1 and 2 in C.C No.32 of 2025 on file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli for the offence under Section 420 IPC, is hereby quashed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________________ JUSTICE Dr. VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:08.01.2026 Ksj 1 2012(10)SCC 303