COMMON ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking to quash the proceedings in S.C.No.700204 of 2020, on the file of Sessions Court for Trial of SC/ST cases, Ranga Reddy. The petitioners herein are accused in the said case. The offences alleged against the petitioners herein are under Sections 504 and 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 3(1) (r) (s) & Section 3(2)(Va) of SC/ST (POA)

Amendment Act-2015.

2. Heard learned counsel appearing on both sides and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record.

3. During the pendency of the present Criminal Petition, the parties have compromised the matter and, accordingly, respondent No.2-de facto complainant filed I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2023 to permit them to compound the offences and to compromise the case.

4. Vide order dated 10.01.2023, this Court, after recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as respondent No.2, directed the parties to appear before the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, for their identification and also directed the Secretary to submit a report by 20.01.2023. In compliance with the said order, the Secretary has submitted his report, on 18.01.2023.

5. In the report of the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, it is stated that in obedience of the orders dated 10.01.2023, the petitioners and the 2nd respondent have appeared before him along with their counsel and on examination and verification of their particulars from their Aadhar Cards, they were tallied. Thus the identification of both the parties has been established.

6. The parties herein have filed a joint memo of compromise stating that they have agreed among themselves to compromise and resolve all the disputes, they have settled the disputes between them amicably and 2nd respondent has no objection to quash the proceedings against the petitioners herein in the above Calendar Case. The said joint memo of compromise and the report of the Secretary are placed on record.

7. In view of the said report of the Secretary, Telangana High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad and also in view of the compromise entered between the petitioners and respondent No.2, I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2023 are allowed. Consequently, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in S.C.No.700204 of 2020, on the file of Sessions Court for Trial of SC/ST cases, Ranga Reddy, against the petitioners-Accused are hereby quashed, petitioners have undertaken to pay an amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) in favour of Director, Sainik Welfare, Hyderabad, (Savings A/c.No. 52188926279, State Bank of India, Shantinagar Branch & 20070, IFSC Code: SBIN0020070, MICR No. 500004057), within a period of one week from today, and file proof of the same into the Registry.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous Petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.

________________ K.SURENDER, J Date: 20.01.2023

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SURENDER CRIMINAL PETITION No.293 OF 2023 ALONG WITH I.A.Nos.1 and 2 OF 2023 Dt.:20.01.2023 sus