APHC010080842020 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 REVISION CASE No: 187/2020 Between: PEDADA YATHIRAJULU, S/O DHARMA RAO, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS KALINGA BY CASTE, THAMMAYYAPETA VILLAGE JALUMURU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT WORKING AS CONSTABLE, 20 BN C.R.P.F, DEPHU KARBI ANGIONG, ASSAM STATE ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI. 2. PONNANA PARVATHI, D/O.LATE APPARAO, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O.BASIVADA VILLAGE, JALUMURU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT – 532 421. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P. RAJKUMAR Counsel for the Respondent: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) 2. VEERANKI SOWMYA The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: The Criminal Revision Case under Sections 397 and 401 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C’) has been filed by the Petitioner / Accused, impugning the judgment dated 18.02.2019 passed in Crl.A.No.20 of 2019 on the file of the Court of VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, 2 Sompeta, which was passed modifying the judgment dated 14.06.2019 passed in S.C.No.134 of 2016 by the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Tekkali. 2. I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 are filed by the De facto complainant seeking permission to compound the offence and to record the compromise between her and the Accused. 3. Accused and the De facto complainant appeared before this Court and were identified by their respective learned counsel. Copies of their Aadhar cards attested by their respective counsel are filed for proper identification. 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor is in attendance. 5. The Accused herein was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default of payment of fine amount to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months for the offence under Section 376 IPC and also to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default of payment of fine amount to undergo simple imprisonment for one month for the offence under Section 417 IPC vide Judgment dated 14.06.2019 in S.C.No.134 of 2016. On the appeal preferred by the Accused, the learned VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Sompeta, vide Judgment dated 18.02.2020 in Crl.A.No.20 of 2019, partly allowed the same and set aside the judgment of the trial Court to extent of the offence under Section 376 IPC and continuing the punishment for the offence under Section 417 IPC. 3 6. The De facto complainant by way of an affidavit would submit that at the intervention of elders and well-wishers of both parties, the matter was amicably settled between her and the Accused, that she received an amount of Rs.12,50,000/- by way of Demand Draft and that she intend to lead peaceful life by putting an end to the disputes prevailed among them and that she has no objection to record the compromise and acquit the Accused. 7. Considering the submissions, in the interests of justice, I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 are allowed. Consequently, the Criminal Revision Case is allowed setting aside the judgment dated 18.02.2019 passed in Crl.A.No.20 of 2019 on the file of the Court of VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Sompeta and the Accused is acquitted. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:08.04.2026 Dinesh 4 THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA I.A.Nos.2 & 3 of 2026 IN/AND CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO:187 OF 2020 Dt.08.04.2026 Dinesh