THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL PETITION No. 3973 OF 2025

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 in S.C.No.594 of 2024, on the file of the Fast Track Special Judge for Expeditious Trial and Disposal of Rape and POCSO Act Cases at Malkajgiri, against the petitioner.

2. The petitioner is sole accused in the Sessions Case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 354(D) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 12 of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short ‘POCSO Act’).

3. Heard Mr.Muppu Ravinder Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the respondent No.1-State and Mr.P.Venkata 4. Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and 3 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 S.C.No.594 of 2024.

5. This Court vide order dated 19.03.2025 referred the parties to the High Court Legal Services Com