The High Court allowed a criminal petition and inter applications to compound offences and quash the FIR following a compromise between the petitioner-accused and the de facto complainant, after recording judicial opinion.
IA Nos. 2 and 3 of 2020 allowed; Criminal Petition allowed; Crime No. 5 of 2020 quashed; remaining miscellaneous petitions closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 4565 OF 2020
Between:
Varadha lvlaruthi, S/o. Ramulu,
AND
...PETITIONER
.....Respondent
...RESPONDENT/ DEFACTO COMPLAINANT
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 quash the FlR. No. 05 of 2020 dated 02.01 .2020 on the file of P.S. Sircilla, Rajanna Sircilla District, U/s. 323 of l.P.C. R/w. 34 l.P.C., Sec. 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(Va) of SCs and STs (POA) Amendment Act 201 5, Act 01 of 201 6 filed against the Petitioner
l.A. NO: 1 OF 2020
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the [/emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all furtherproceedings in FlR. No. 05 of 2020 daled 0210112020 on the file of P.S. Sircilla, Rajanna Sircilla District, U/s. 323 of l.P.C. R/w. 34 l.P.C., Sec.3(1)(r)(s), 3(2XVa) of SCs and STs(POA) Amendment Act 2015, including the arrests of the Accused
LA. NO: 2OF 2020
Petition under Section 320 R/w. 482 of Cr.P.Cpraying that in the circumstances stated in the lVemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, theHigh Court may bepleased topass orders compounding the offences byrecordingthe compromise andquash theproceedings against thePetitioners in FIR No. 05 of 2020 on file of PS Sircilla
l.A. NO: 3 oF 2020
Between:
Ankani [ti]urali, S/o. Yellaiah,
Petitioner/ Respondent No.2
And
'1 . Varadha Maruthi, S/o. Ramulu,
.,.RESPONDENT/PETITIONER
Petition under Section 320(1)(2) 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the lt4emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to pass orders of compounding the offences by recording the compromise and quash the proceedings against the Petitioner in FIR No. 05 of 2020 on file of Police Station Sircilla
This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri J.RAtt/lULU, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.'1 and of Sri M.K.Nehad Ur Rahman Khan, Advocate for the Respondent No.2.
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR
Criminal Petition No.4565 of 2O2O
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'l'hc prcscni (lrirninal Pctition is lilc:d under Section 482 ol Cr.l).C. br thc 1;ctitronr:r/accusecl sec:king t.o quasl-r the Crirne No.5 ol 20)O, dated 02.0I.2020 of Sircilla Police Station registr:rcd lbr thr: o1'li:nccs pr"urishablc unde r Scction 323 read w'ith Sectjon 34 Il)(l arrrl St criorrs 3 ( I )(r)(s) and 3 (2)(va) o1' Schcdulcd Castcs and Schcdurlcd Tribes (Prcvention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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. . . [)ctitione r/ Accused
AND
i. The State of Telarrgana,
itep. by its Publicprosecutor,
High Court at Hydcrabad for the
Statc of Telarrg.rna
Through P.S. Sircilla.
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S/o. Yellaiah,
Aged 37 ycars, Occ: Aclvocatc,
It/o. 1-urkapally Village, N{usrabad Mandal, Ra janna Sircilla District
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For the reasons statecl in thc accornpanying Afiiclavit it is pravect that the I-lon'ble court m.ryl-re lrlcascrl to pass orders conrpounding the offcnccs by recording the contpronrisc arttl quash the proccctling,s against the
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Anka Murali I(es Pondent no. 2/Defacto Cornplainant Counsel for pondent no.2/ Defacto Com plai nant
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be quashed and compounding orders passed based on the parties' compromise.
Whether the High Court can record the fact of compromise and quash the FIR despite the nature of the offence under the Prevention of Atrocities Act.
4 provisions across 3 enactments
Varadha lvlaruthi
The State of Telangana
Ankani Murali
T. Vinod Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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