Quashment of criminal proceedings is justified when parties reach a voluntary and amicable settlement.

COMMON ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘ BNSS , 2023’) seeking quashment of the proceedings against the petitioners in Crime No.318 of

2024 of Mokila Police Station, Cyberabad District.

2. The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 4, 6 and 7 in Crime No.318 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 61 (2), 316(2), 319(2), 318(4), 340(2), 341, 336(3), 324, 329, 330 and 351(2) read wih 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘ BNS , 2023’) and Section 175 (3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘ BNS S , 2023’).

3. Heard Mr.C. Vijaya Shekar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-State and Sri Duvva Shiva Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent No.2/de-facto complainant.

4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, respondent No.2/de-facto complainant filed I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused in Crime No.318 of 2024.

5. This Court vide order dated 10.06.2025 referred the parties to the High Court Legal Services Committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, has submitted report dated 12.06.2025 stating that the parties were identified by their respective counsel and also on verification of Aadhar Cards/Identity Cards and the enquiries revealed that the parties have willfully and without coercion entered into settlement/compromise.

6. I have considered the submissions of the learned counsel and perused the materials on record.

7. Having considered the allegations, the nature of charged offences and taking into account the amicable settlement between the parties and to restore peace between the parties, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another, [2012 (10) SCC 303] and Anil Mishra v. State of U.P. /b>., [2024 INSC 189] ; State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others, [2019 (5) SCC 688] , this Court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the settlement by exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C./528 of BNSS , 2023, would be in the interest of justice.

8. Accordingly, I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, all the proceedings in Crime No.318 of 2024 of Mokila Police Station, Cyberabad District, are hereby quashed against the petitioner/accused Nos.1 to 4, 6 and 7.

9. In the above terms, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.