High Court quashed criminal proceedings under Sections 420, 406, 120-B IPC after parties reconciled and filed a joint memorandum of understanding. Compromise was recorded and FIR No.831 of 2020 was discharged.
Criminal Petition allowed and proceedings in Crime No.831 of 2020 quashed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 3139 OF 2020
Between:
AND
... Respo n d enUCom p la ina nt Petitron under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to Quash the FIR No. 831 ol 2020 on the file of SHO, L.B. Nagar L and O Police Station, Rachakonda against the petitioners/ accused No. 1 to 3.
!.A. NO: 2 OF 2020
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P .C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may bepleased be pleased to Stay all further proceedings in FIR No. 83'1 o'f 2020 on the file of SHO, LB Nagar L & O Police Station, Rachakonda including issuing of any other notice against the petitioners/ accused no.1 to 3, pending disposal of the above criminal petition.
l.A. NO: 3 OF 2020
Petition under Section 320 Read with 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Courl may be pleased to permit the petitioner no.1/ accused no.1 to appear on behalf of the petitioners no.2 and 3/ accused no.2 and 3 before this Court by recording the compromise in the above criminal petition.
l.A. NO: 4 OF 2020
Between:
Smt Budidha Rachana, Wo. Budidha Karthil Aged 24 yearc, Occ. House wife R/o. H No. B-15-32, Sadguru Nagar, L.B. Nagar, Rachakonda ... Petitioner/Res po nde nt No.2
AND
... Res po ndenUAccused 1to 3
Petition under Section 320 (6) Read with 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit and Joint Memo of Compromise filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to record the compromise and quash the proceedings in Crirme No. 831 of 2020 on the file of SHO, L.B. Nagar L&O P.S., Rachakonda District.
l.A. NO: 5 OF 2020
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased To permit the petitioner No.1/Accused No.1 to appear on behalf of the petitioners No.2 and 3 /Accused No.2 and 3 before this Court by recording the compromise in the above Crl.P. No.3'139 of 2020.
These Petitions coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Ajay Kumar Madisetty, Advocate for Petitioners in Criminal Petition and Respondents 2 to 4 in l.A.No.4 ol 2020 and Public Prosecutor for the Respondent No, 1 in Criminal Petition and l.A.No.4 of 2020 and of Sri Bosu Babu, Advocate for the Respondent No.2 in Criminal Petition and Petitioner in l.A.No.4 of 2020
The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER
THD HOI\I'BI,[] SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR
Crirrrintrl Petition No.3139 of 2O2O
ORDDR
'l'hc prers;crrl (llirtrinzrl Pctitio:t is filed lrndct' Scction 48,2 ctl' (lr'.1'.Ll . lrr tht: pctitroncls, rvho :ircr ;rrravr:d as accusoc.l Nos.I Lo 3 in Crirnc ),1o.83 I o1 2020 on thc l-ilr: ol rhc Station I-louse Officer. L.ll. Nagar (Lau, &, Order) l)olicc Station, Rachakonda (lornrnissiorrer-ate, reqislerr:d for the offences punishable undcr Scctions,120 and 406 rcad r,r,ith Scct.ir>ns 120-ts IPC and 156 (3) Cr.l).C. to quash the proceedings in the above said crime.
).. I)rrring pcnclcnr:y ol lhe present criminal petition, the parlrcs irrrvc itLrrnprorliscrl thc rn:rttcr- :rn(l :rct;o rclin glr,, thc sccond rcsl)on(l(rrl ,t cle lltt:lo <'orrplninr,rnt hits l'ilccl IA No..1 o1' .202[) to L(('rr(i ll)rr corlplor-risr' lrr.tcl Lo clLrrsl't thc crimL' No.8il I :1- 2020 r1!l rr:r l, ii lr''rl,, , ,r .:ll,'.1( (l ()l-li'ltr'('s.
.1. 'l'lris (lolrlL b'', ils o:-rlur .lalc'(i 10. I l .2O2O altcr rt c'orrling 11rc sL,rlrf issiorrs nrerclt' l;' thc lcarnCcl t:<>Lntscl lor Lhc I;t'titi,,tt, ts .rs iir ll ,,s s|c'Orrrl rr sporrcicnt,'rJc: J'rtc:lct comp):rinant clilcctild lh( partie s to i.rppcar bt:lore tl-rc llegistrar (.ludicial-l) ol this Court- forthcir irlcntification and also directed thc Registrar (.Juchcial I)1o sul;init :i r,r'pcrr1. Tn cornpliance of the said direction of thir; Court, Ltit pr,r'ri,. s lirr'r i,l)p('iif(:d bclbrr: thc Registrar ()udicial-l) or: 27.11.2020 :,rnd orr llrc vcr.". samc clay, thc llegistrar(.Judiciall) h:-rs sr.rbn'ritl.ed l-ris rc po rt.
l. ln tlr( r('i)ort srrirrrittccl bv tho lltrqisii'ar (.Juclicial-11, rlatt'rl '27. .l.20)O, il is stir1t.l Lhiit ott or:il cxam inatir,rt-t, '"he 2"" r'(rst)olr(l('nl ]ras stirlccl thi,li sirc- hr'is lilccl .r complaintagainst thc 1;rlr:,,,ir,r's ;rnci 1ir, si,:Ll( llilslltr-'il lt:1islt:l-r'dils Cfllll!Ntr.tJ.llUl
2O2O on the lile of Station House Officer, I-.13. N:rgar (i-au'l\ Orrler') Police Station, for the offences punishabie under Sections 420 and 406 read with Sections 120-R IPC and 1.56 (3) Cr.P.C. and lhal nou, shr: has approachcri this Courr Ibl rcr:orciinq lhc i ornpronrisr:.
5, The parties herein have filed a .Joint Mcmorancilrrn ol' Undcrstanding, dertccl 13.10.2020.'l'hc saicl Mcnrorandurn oi' Undcrstanding zind thc ru:porl ol' l?t'gistt':rr'(,JLrrlrciril Il (i:ltc(l 27 .11 .2O2O are placed on thc rccorcl ol Lltis Court.
tr. Irr vics ol' tl-rc sarcl rcporl and irt vicu ol'thl contltrontisc cntcrcd bctNccrt thc pctitiOncls iinil lhc' .1,,' r-c sl..()nclr,nl. LA.\o. I ol'2O2O is allowed. Consequentlr,. the Criminal I)ctttron is allos ccl ar-rc1 thr: proceedings Crimc No.83 1 of 2O2O on the lilc ol rl'rc Station l-louse Officer, 1,.B. Nagar (l,au, &, Orck:r) Policc: SLarion arc hereby quashed. Miscelianeous petitions, if erny, pcnding in this criminal petition shall stand closed.
SD/.M. MANJULA ASSISTANT REGI R
i/TRUE COPY/i
SECTION OFFICER
To,
(Along with a copy of joint memo of compromise)
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HIGH COURT
TVKJ
DATED:08/1212020
COMMON ORDER
CRLP.No.3139 ot 2020
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ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should quash the proceedings in an FIR registered for cheating and criminal breach of trust upon production of a joint memorandum of understanding.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Budidha Karthik
The State of Telangana
T. Vinod Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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