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Addala Kalyan and 3 Others v. The State of Telangana and Another

Telangana HC12 Mar 2021CRLP/1044/2021

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What is this about?

The High Court quashed criminal proceedings regarding dowry harassment against four accused in a marriage that was solemnized but never consummated. The court allowed the petitions based on a mutual compromise between the parties to dissolve the marriage ties and financial settlement.

What did the court decide?

Criminal Petition and I.A.Nos. 3 & 4 of 2021 allowed; proceedings in Crime No. 348 of 2020 quashed.

Addala Kalyan and 3 Others Vs The State of Telangana and… — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2021)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE^{OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH

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TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN

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l.A.NOS.3 AND 4 0F 2021

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IN/AND

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cRr MINA L PETITION NO : 1044 OF 2021

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l.A.NOS.3 AND 4 0F 2021

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Between:

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'1 . Addala Katyan, S/o.

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t.A. NO:30F 2021 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

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Petition under Section 4g2 of Cr. p. C circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds }xxrr:T:,*,'1", ,tl: High Court may be pleased to compound the offenc€ memo and quash the proceedings in crime ,o. 't^{ta per the compromise} saroornasar, Ransa Reddy District, on the rire ::i^:t ;f:""t",T;f Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy District at LB Nagar.

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t.A. NO: 40F 2021

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Petition under Section 4g2 of Cr.p.C circumstances stated in rhe Memorandum of Grounds |lTH..lT:,,,,ln, ,T: High court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in crime No. 348 of 2020, on the file of the Honble V Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate, Ranga Reddy :;1r," ,, LB Nagar, for the offence Sec. 498_4 tpC and Sec 3 and 4 of Dp

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CRIM INAL PETITI N NO: f044 oF²⁰²¹

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Between:

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AddalaKalyan,s/o.AddalaNaoamenedaraRao.Agedabout32years' or:n Private Emotovee, Clol^{DoorNo''16/363-:2B'Ivlachavaram'} il"ir,itioitnar,^{KriihnaDistrict, A P state}

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2 i;;;il"ft;;;;;;;ft;;^{nuJ''o noouti Mahende'Rao' s/o Addara} Veeraswamy,^{Ageo aooui 6il v"iit' occ .Business'R/o Door} No.16/363-2B,^{Machavaram,""fr,4"tnifiputnirn'Krisnna District'A'P'}

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3 i!1i; *rn"^{Padma, w/o Addala lvlahenderRac '-Ased about 55} vears. Occ. Housewlle,^{nlol-oJor.No l6i 363-2 B' Machavaram'} illt?iiripitnarn,^{Krishna District, A'P State'}

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4 Xliilil"G;il'h,'^{slo. nooara"'ivrun"no"' Rao'Agerl^ about 30 vears'} occ.Private^Employee, .^{di''booiNo 16/363-28'Machavaram'} Mriniiiirinr.'^{K'risrina District'A'P'} =tut"' ...rrr,,oNEFyAcCUsED

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AND

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, BitJil3tO^{Addala Nalini, D/oThierdha'w/o Addala Kalvan' Aqe32 vears'} occ. Private^{rmproveJ' Hi; i i'62iio+'-svndicateBdnk Colonv'} EIiirii,,ijt;,Suiooihlsr"ui'nansaneog$'!t$$bt3r,"otLArNANr

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Petition^{under Section482 of Cr'P C praying that in the circumstances} stated^{in the Memorandum of Groundsof Criminal Petition' the High Court may} be^{pleasedto quashthe proceedings of FIR in Crime No 348 of 2020 of WPS'} Saroornagar,^{Rachakonda' Ranga Reddy District for the offenceU/Sec 498-A} IPC and^{Sec.3 and 4 of D P. Act}

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I.A.^N OF 02

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section^{482 ofcr'P Cpraying that inthe} Petition^under circumstances^{stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Crirninal Petition'the} High^{Court maYbe Please d to stay of all further proceedings in Crime No 348} of 2020 of W PS.Saroornagar,^{Rachakonda'Ranga ReddY Districtfor the} offence nce U/Sec.498-A of^the Petitioners/accused^{IPC and Sec'3 &} '^{4Pending disPosal of D.P. Act including of the Personalcriminal} appeara petition.

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This Petition^{coming on forhearing 'upon perusingthe} Memorandum^{of Groundsof Criminal Petition and upon hear ng the arguments} of Sri.^{Sudha RaniChallagulla' Advocate for the Petitioners in Criminal Petition} and Respondent^{Nos' 1 to 4 in l A'Nos'3&4 of 2021and the Public Prosecutor} (TG) on^{behalfof the RespondentNo'1 in Criminal PetitionandRespondent} No.5^{in l.A.Nos 3 & 4 ot ZOZI and of Sri P' RameshBabu' Advocate for the} Respondent^{No.2 in Criminal Petition in l A Nos 3 & 4 ot 2021'}

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The Court^{made the following:COMMON ORDER}

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN} I.A.Nos.3^{AND 4 of 2021} IN/AND

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CRIMINAL^{PETITION No.1044of 202L}

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coM MON^ORDER:

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This Criminal^{Petition is filed by the petitioners/accused} Nos. 1 to 4 in Crime^{No.348 of 2O2O on the file of Saroornagr} (WPS), Rachakonda,^{Ranga ReddyDistrict,registered for the} offences punishable^{underSection 498-Aof IPC and Sections} 3 and 4 of Dowry^{Prohibition Act to quash the proceedingsin} the above said Crime.

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During the^{pendencyof the present Criminal Petition,} the parties have^{compromisedthe matter and, accordingly,} respondent No.2 - de facto^{complainant fited I.A.Nos'3 and 4} of 2O2l to permit her to^{compoundthe offencesand quash} the proceedings in Crime^{No.348of 2O2O.}

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Vide order dated 25-02-202^{1, this Court, after recording} the submissions made by^{the learned counsel for the} petitioners as well as respondent^{No.2,directed the parties to} appear before the Secretary,^{Telangana High Court Lega1} Services Committee,^{Hyderabad for their identificationand} also directed the Secretary^{to submita reportby 10-03-2021.} In compliance with the said order^dated 25-02-2021,^the Secretary, Telangana High Court^{Legal Services Committee,} Hyderabad has submitted his^{report dated 01-03-202 I'}

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In the report of the Secretary,^{TelanganaHigh Court} Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad,^{it is stated that on oral} examination, respondent^{No.2 has stated that she had filed a} complaint against the^{petitioners and that the same has been} registered as Crime No.348 of^{2O2Oon the file of Saroornagr} (WPS), Rachakonda, Ranga Reddy^{District,for the offences} punishable under Section^{498-A of IPC and Sections3 and 4} of Dowry Prohibition^{Act and that now she has approached} this Court for recording^{the compromise'}

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The parties herein^{have filed a jointmemoof} compromise dated 1O-02-2021.^{The said joint memoof} compromise and the report^{of the Secretary,Telangana High} Court Legal Services Committee,^{Hyderabad are placedon} record.

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In view the said^{report and also inview of the} compromise entered^{between the petitioners and respondent} No.2, I.A.Nos.3 and^{4 of 2O2l are allowed'Consequently, the} Criminal Petition is^{allowed and the proceedingsin Crime} No.348 of 2O2O^{on the file of Saroornagr (WPS),Rachakonda'} Ranga Reddy District,,^{are hereby quashed'I{iscellaneous} Petitions,^{pendingif any, shall stand closed}

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SECTION^OFFICER

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s bi6 C;i" Smt^{Suona Rani Challagulla' Advocate-} loPUCl ;: il;66 ii^{Eii.'p. nlr".h Babu, Advocate[oPUCl} tate of^'lelanganaat ;. i;; 66.'t;iubllc^{Prosecutor,High Courtfor the S} Hvderabad.

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Two CD CoPies (Along with^a copy^{of the Joint Memo Compromise)}

HIGH COURT

DATED:1210312021

COMMON ORDER

l.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2021 IN/AND GRLP.No.'|.044 of 202'l

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ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL^{PETITION AND} I.A.NOS.3 & 4 OF 2021 IN^{TERM OF COMPROMISE}

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HIGH COURT^{FORTHE STATEOF TELANGANAAT: HYDERABAD} oF 2021 t.A.NO. \ln'

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CRL.P,NO. 1.044 ot:202L

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Between

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Evana @ Addala^{Nalini, D/o Thierdha,}

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W/o AdcJala l(alyan,^{Age 32 years, Occ:Private Employee'}

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R/o. H.No.21-104,^{SyndicateBank Colony,}

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Gaddiannaram,^{Saroornagar, RangaReddyDistrict-35}

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.,. Petitioner/2nd^resPondent/

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Defacto-comPlainant

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AND

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1	AddalaKalyanS/o.^{Addala MahenderRao} Agedabout32^{years,Occ:PrivateEmployee,} R/o. DoorNo.16/363-28,^Machavaram, Machilipatna m,^{KrishanDistrict,A.P'State'}
2	Addala Nagamanendara^Rao@^{AddalaMahenderRao} S/o.Addala VeeraswamY Agedabout50 Years,^{Occ:Business,} R/o.Door^{No.16/363-28,Machavaram,} Machilipatnam,^{l(rishan District,A.PState'}
3	Acldla Naga Padma^{W/o.Addala MahenderRao,} Agedabout55Years,^{Occ:Housewife,} R/o.Door No.16/363-28,^{fVlachavaram,} Machilipatnam,^{l(rishan'District,A.P.State'}
.1	Acldala Ganesh^{S/o.Addala MahenderRao,} A11edabout30^{years,Occ:PrivateEmployee,} R/o.DoorNo.16/363-28,^Machavaram, Machilipatnam,^{l(rishan District,A.P.State'} Petitioners/Accused
5	The State of^Telangana, Rep'byits.Public^{Prosecutor,High Court, Hyderabad,} 'through(WPS)Saroornagar, Rachakonda,RangaReddyDistrict' ...ResPondent/ComPla^inant
	EMEMOFILED ^{BYTHEPETITI ONER/2NDRESPOND ENT/} COMPROMIS DEFACTO.COMPLAIN/\NT

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I The lretitioners^{No.1 to 4 are accused in Crirrre No 34B of 2O2O} '^{on the file} of the Hon'ble^{V-Addl.Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad,RangaReddy} District at L.B.Nagar.^{The lnspectorof police (WPS)'saroornagarpolice} rcgistered a crime^{againstthe petitioners/accusedNo'1 to 4 for the} offence U/Sec 498(A)^{IPC Sec.3, 4 of D.P.Act, on the file of the Hon'ble V-} Add l. tVletropolit.r n^{N4agistrate,Cyberabad,RangaReddy Districtat}

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L. B. N aga r.

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I subrnit that the^{petitioner/respondentNo.2 hereinis defacto-complainant} in Crime No.34B of 2020,^{on the file of the Hon'bleV-Addl Metropolitan} Magistrate, Cyberabad,^{Ranga ReddyDistrict at L.B.Nagarbasing on a} complaint^given by^{me was registered under Section498-A IPC and Sec 3&4} o{ D.P.Act, against the^{petitioners/accused-l-he Sub-lnspector of Police,} WPS.Saroornagar^{registr:reda case agairrst tlre petit oners/accusedur)der} Sectior.t 498-4 IPC and Sec.3&4^{of D.P.Act.}

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3 That, the elders of both^{partiesdecidedto file the petitionjointly,seeking} an order of dissolution^{of marriagethat tookplace betweenthem on 09-02-} 2019 at Thillapoodi Village,^{PallakolluMandal,West GodavariDistrict,} Andhra Pradesh^State.

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r That the^{parties have no issuesthrough the said marriage, sincethe} marriage was not consu^{m mated.}

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6 ln the circumstances^{the petitionerNo.1 ahd Respondent No 2 in} Crl.p.No.1044 of 2021^{have mutuallyagreed and decidedthat thereis no} point for the continuance of^{tl're marital relationship and have further} agreed upon the dissolution^{of the rlarriage tie.}

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7 It is submitted that,^{owing to personal differences amongst the parties} herein it is decided^{by them to have the marriage dissolveduponmutual} consent, on the^{followirrg, terms and conditiorrsas the parties found that it} is impossible^{to cohabit.}

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8 That the Respondent^{NO.2 in Crl.P.NO'1044ol 2021" agreed to withdraw} rhe crime vide^{FIR No.348/2020 dt.21-10-2020of w.P.s. saroornagar,} liachakonda,^{Ranga Reddy District U/Sec'498-4lPC and Sec'3& 4 of D'P Act} against all^{the accused.}

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The^{petitionerNo.1 agreed to pay Rs 8,00,000/- to the Responderrt No 2} towards^{permanentalimonyOut of which the paicl an amountof Rs 1'0} Lakh through^{Demand Draft in favour of the 1-'party vide D'D'No 507426'} dt.08.02.2021,^{lClCl Bank,Chandanagar Branch, Hyderabad'}

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r"0 That the^{petitionerNo.1 agreed to paY the remainingdue amountof} Rs.7,00,000/-^{(Rupees SevenLakhsOnly) at the time of evidence'}

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t1 Both the^parties agreed^{to abidethe termsand conditions containedin the} Memorandunr of Understanding,^{rJatedBtr' February,2021al Hyderabad'}

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It is prayed, that this Hon'ble^{Court may be pleased to quash the} proceedings in Crime No.34B of^{2020,on the file of the Hon'ble} V-Addl.Metropolitan^{Magistrate, Cyberabad,Ranga Reddy District at} L.B.Nagar, for the offence^{U/5ec.498-AIPC andSec.3 & 4 of D P Act, and} pass such other orcler or orders as^{this Hon'ble Courtmay deems fit and} proper in the circurnstances of the^case

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Cou nsel or t.he 2^nd Respondent RESPONDENT NO.2

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e- ^S,J;'ackcltl\qtl) Smt.Evana Addala Na linⁱ

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PL.-TITIONERS NO.1^{TO 4}

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I \ <'-v-,.(Addala xi[an)

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a.il^{'i , r.11;} AN^r'i (Ar ld a la lVla al ndara R,io)

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s.⁽⁾ 1,4i,t/,rt' (-"r:.o.t b':J^{r\ !'' I} (Addala Naga Padma)

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(Acldala G anes h) &.s.&r*( [-,...-_Corrnsel for tlre Petitioners/Accused No.1to 4

Addala Kalyan and 3 Others v. The State of Telangana and Another

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