M.Ratna Kumari v. State of Ap.
Case brief
What is this about?
Quash of C.C.No.265/2017 (Metropolitan Magistrate, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam) under Section 482 Cr.P.C / Section 528 BNSS by Accused Nos.1-8 in Crl.P.Nos.3193 of 2018 and 9035 of 2024; compromise between de facto complainant Madireddi Bhagya Lakshmi and accused with Joint Compromise Memo; payments of Rs.2,94,701, Rs.4,94,291 and Rs.21,64,609 by demand drafts (Nos.803891, 434612, 050861); voluntariness verified by Court enquiry, no coercion; petitions allowed, proceedings quashed, interlocutory applications closed; decided 25.07.2025 by Justice K. Suresh Reddy, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.
What did the court decide?
Both criminal petitions allowed; proceedings in C.C.No.265/2017 on the file of the XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam District quashed on the basis of the recorded compromise; pending interlocutory applications closed.