APHC010071602025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA I.A.Nos.2 & 3 of 2026 In/And CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1533/2025 Between: 1.BUDURU KHILA, S/O. DEBA KHILA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O. PANASAGONDI VILLAGE, BADPADAR PANCHAYAT, CHITRAKONDA BLOCK, MALKANGIRI DISTRICT, ODISHA STATE. 2.SINGU KHILA,, S/O. LATE LACHA KHILA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O. BORADABONDA VILLAGE, BADPADAR PANCHAYAT, CHITRAKONDA BLOCK, MALKANGIRI DISTRICT, ODISHA STATE. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused(S): 1.GOLLAPALLI MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following: 2 COMMON ORDER: Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Act, 2023 (for brevity the ‘BNSS’) by the Petitioner/Accused, seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.1466 of 2025 on the file of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XI Metropolitan Magistrate at Anakapalli. 2. I.A.No.2 of 2026 is filed by the Petitioner/Accused No.1 seeking permission to permit the Petitioner/Accused No.1 to compromise the proceedings in C.C.No.1466 of 2025 on the file of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XI Metropolitan Magistrate at Anakapalli with Respondent/de-facto complainant. 3. I.A.No.3 of 2026 is filed by the Petitioner/de-facto complainant/ Respondent No.3 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 C.C.No.1466 of 2025 on the file of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XI Metropolitan Magistrate at Anakapalli. 4. Today, when the matters were taken up for hearing, the Petitioner/Accused No.1 and Respondent No.3/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 5. Sri A.Sai Rohith, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State, reported no objection to record the compromise. 6. This Court enquired the de-facto complainant about willingness to enter into a compromise in the matter. A joint memo is filed wherein the authorised person of Respondent No.3 intends to withdraw the case against Petitioner/Accused No.1. The joint memo is signed by both the parties. 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 & 3 of 2026 are allowed. 8. Consequently, Criminal Petition is allowed, and the proceedings against the Petitioner/Accused No.1 in C.C.No.1466 of 2025 on the file of the learned I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-XI Metropolitan Magistrate at Anakapalli is hereby quashed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ Dr. Y. LAKSHMANA RAO,J Date: 08.04.2026 VTS 1 2012(10) SCC 303