THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA I.A.Nos.3 AND 4 OF 2025 IN/AND CRIMINAL PETITION No.12963 OF 2025

COMMON ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to

3 seeking to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.3968 of 2022 on the file of learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad at Nampally, registered for the offences under Sections 498A and 417 of I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

2. Heard Sri N. Venkateswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1-State and Sri S.Md.Haneef Basha, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners- accused Nos.1 to 3 as well as respondent No.2-de facto complainant that during pendency of the present Criminal Petition, the parties have compromised the matter and accordingly, I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 have been filed to permit respondent No.2 to compound the offences and to compromise the matter.

4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has opposed the said compromise petition.

5. Perused the affidavits filed by the de facto complainant in I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025, which discloses that she has willingly consented for compromise. Since the parties were willing to enter into compromise, they were given a chance to settle the matter by appearing along with their respective counsel before the High Court Legal Services Committee, vide order, dated 08.10.2025, passed by this Court.

6. Pursuant to the above said direction issued by this Court, the parties along with their respective counsel have appeared before the High Court Legal Services Committee for the State of Telangana and the Secretary of the above said Committee has identified the parties and submitted a report, dated 13.10.2025, stating that the parties were identified and they have wilfully and without any coercion entered into compromise.

7. In view of the above, I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 are allowed. Consequently, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.3968 of 2022 on the file of learned XIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad at Nampally, against the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 3 are hereby quashed subject to the petitioners-accused Nos.1 to 3 paying an amount of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand Only) to the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad and Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand Only) to the Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association, Hyderabad, within a period of two (02) weeks from today and file proof of the same before the Registry.

Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.

____________________________ JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA Date: 27-10-2025.

NOTE:

Registry is directed to upload/supply certified copy of the order only after payment of above said amount.

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