Allowed

K. Yadaiah and another v. The State of Telangana and another

Telangana HC24 Mar 2023CRLP/7924/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The High Court allowed an interim application to record a compromise in a criminal trial for offences allegedly punishable under Section 465 IPC. Relying on CPSU cases and the Legal Services Committee report, the Court set aside the trial court judgment and quashed the pending criminal appeal, directing payment to the HC Advocates Association.

What did the court decide?

I.A.Nos. 2 and 3 allowed; judgment in C.C.No. 18 of 2014 set aside; proceedings in Cr.A.No. 342 of 2019 quashed; payment of Rs. 10,000 to HC Advocates Association directed.

K. Yadaiah and another Vs The State of Telangana and… — Quashing and FIR | Telangana HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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<sup>FRIDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTHDAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER

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I.A.NOs.2 AND 3 OF 2022

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IN/AND

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7924 0F 2022

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 7924 0F 2022

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Between:

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K. Yadaiah, S/o Sathaiah, Age 55 Years, Occupation Business, Rl/o. H. No. 5_ 26, Maheshwaram Village and Mandal, Rahga Reddy District (Aadhaar No.246276279192)

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M.A. Nayeem, S/o M.A. Hussain, Age 58 years, Occupation Business, Rl/o. H. No. 5-75, Maheshwa ram Village and lvlandal, Ranga Reddy Distrigt (Aadhaar No 418198763596)

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...PETITIONERS/ACCUSEDltos.3 and 4

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AND

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'l . The.State of Telangana, -Through^{S.H.O, p.SMaheshwaram, represented by} Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyderabad.

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RESPONDENT

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Arshad Hayath, S/o Late [Mr. Omer Hayath, Age 62 Years, Occupation Business. F/o. Flat No. 103, Hayath Dattasai Apartments, 3-6-424, Street No.4, Himayatnagar. Hyderabad-29. (Aadhaar No.325606325564)

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...RESPONDE NT/DEFACTO^.COMPLAINANT

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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 criminal proceedings in Crl.A.No. 342 ot 2O19 pending on the file of the Hon'ble XIV Additional District Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at LB Nagar, by setting a side the Judgment in C.C.No. 18 of 2014 on the file of the Honble XXVII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Maheshweram, Ranga Reddy District.

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l.A. NO: 1 OF 202i1

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Pc tition r n cl,: I ec;tion^t82 of Cr.P.C prayrng lha. r re clrcumstances stated rr. the 1r1,.:mo: n:lum of G'ounds of Criminal Peliticn ll- r l igh Coufl may be^plea sed to di:;:r ' ;e with tiling of the certrfied (:opies ( I t re grounds in CrLA.No 342 cf 2(t1 l on the file of the Honble XIV A iditior ir Drstnct Sessions Judge, Ranga l?erl 1 L)istrict al L.B. Nagar, and the Judgnrr n' n C.C.No. 1B of

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2O14, on the filr: ol tl : Honble XXVII Addl Metropolitan [,4agis tr rte Cyberabad at [\rla hes hweram. Ra n< ,r Reddy D strict.

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l.A. NO: 2 OF 2022

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Between

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Arshad Hayath, !)/ Late Mr. Omer Hayath, Age 62 Ye ars, Cc .upr:tion Business. R1o Flat l.io 1 :1, Hayath Dattasai Apartments, l-6..1.2,1. Street No.4, Himayatnagar. l-l 7r ,:rabad-29 (Aadhaar No.32560632li564 r

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PETITIONER/f lE:SP f, NDENT No.2

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AND

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The State of 1e angana, Through S.H.O , P.S Maheshwa arn, represented by Public Prcser;11 r High Court at Hyderabad.

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FIESPONDENT

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K. Yadarah, Slio I athaiah, Age 55 Years, Occupatior Bur;irr, ss, R/o- H. No. 5- 26, IVlaheshrva ;rrn Village and l,4andal, Ranga Redrl,r District (Aadhaar No 24627627(t1 r:)

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IV.A. Nayeerr, I 'o [.4-A. Hussain, Age 58 years, Ocr;upatic n Bur;iness, R/o. H. No 5-75, 'lane ;h rvaram Village and Mandal, Rang a Re,C,jy, Dir;trict (Aadhaar No 41819876315 ,6)

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...RESPONDEI,I'T S/F'ETITIONERS

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Petition under^:;e:tion 320 (6) read with 482 of Cr.P.C prayrng that in the circumstances statod n the Memorandum of Grounds of Crin nal Petition, the High Court may b€ pleased to permit the petitiorrer [c r compromise in Crl.A.No.342 of 20111, c1 the file of the Hon'ble XIV AdrJitionzl fisrrict Sessions Judge, Ranga RedJy District at L.B. Nagar, by setting asido 'he Judgment in C.C.No. 18 ol 2O14,^,rrr the file of the Hon'ble XXVII Addilic nal lVetropolitan Magistrate, Cyberraba irt Maheshweram, Ranga Reddy Dislricl in terms of the accompanred colrpr1)r^.i:ie memo

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l.A. NO: 3 OF 2022

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Between:

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Arshad^{Hayath, s/o LateA,4r-} _omer^{Hayath, Age 62 years,} occupation Business. ryg .ll1t _f. , ,^{193, H?t4h.} .^{DattaiaiAplrtnrenrs. 3_6_42i. Stre;i-} N;.;, Hrmayarnagar. Hyderabad-29. (Aadhaar No.325606325564)

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PETTTTONERyRESpONDENT No.2

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AND

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The.state of rerangana,^Through S.H.o p.S tvaheshwaram, represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court al Hyderabad.

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RESPONDENT

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K. Yadaiah, S/o sathaiah, Age 55 years, occupation Business, R/o. H. No. 5- 26, Ir/aheshwaram Viilage and tMandar, Rahga Reddy oistriti inrdi"", No.246276279192)

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3 |t1l A _l\qye-e,m, S/o M.A. H.u.ssain, Age-58 years, Occupation Business, Rl/o. H. No 5-75, lVaheshwaram Viflage anE tVandat, Ranga heAdy D;iri;iiA;l;"r, No 418198763596)

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...RESPONDENTS/PETlrroNERs

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Petition under section 320(2) read with 482 of cr.p.c praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal^"Fetition, irre High court may be pleased to compound the offences in crl. A. No. 342 ot iois, on the file of the Hon'ble Xlv Additional District Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, by setting aside the Judgment in c.c.N6. ra ot'zorq,-in the file of the Hon'ble XXVII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, cyberabad at Maheshwaram, Ranga Reddy District, in terms of the accompanied tompromise memo.

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of criminal Petition and upon hearing rhe arguments of sri K VENUMADHAV, Advocate for the^petitioner in crl.petition and Respondents No.2 and 3 in I.A.No.2 AND 3 oF 2022 and the Additional public prosecutor for the state of relangana on behalf of the Respondent No.1 in cRl.petition and l.A.No.2 and 3 of 2022 and of M/ss Mohd shafiuddin, Advocate for the Respondent No.2 in Crl.Petition and petitioner in l.A.No.2 and 3 of 2022.

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The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER

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THE H:).VOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N,. SIIIT[)NI)ER

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t.A-,Nos.2@) I]I II]VIINAL PETITION No.7924 OF 2I),^12

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COMMON OF ])ER

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'l hi; ('rrrnrrl PeLition is filed under liect;cl .It2 Cr,P.C.. to qnirsl'i tl r' r^-or:eedings in Criminal Appeal No.342 of 2019 pcnding or.r t r, lile o1- XIV Additional Dir;trrct i nd Sessions .Jlrrlge. Rar-rii,r^i'.rddv Drstrict at L.B. Nagar, b! s€t1ing asicle thc judgmer-r'- c[:rlr ] 08.0.1.2019 in C.C.No. 18 of 201,. on the l-ile of XXVII A:1cl tL ral Metropolitan Magistrate,^rll. berabacl at Merhcshu rr-:L r ?anga Reddy District.

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Hea cl l, :r^-r'red counsel appearing on botl siCes and learncd A:ldrtirral Public Prosecutor for the St-atr:. Perused the record

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Brieilr,, t rr: background of the case is teat tlLe petitionersaccused \os-l and 4 s,ere tried for the olfenr:<:s punishable under Sectiott: '-2O, 419, 423,468 and 477 reac^rvitl-r Section 120(B) IP(l irr^tl C.No. lB of 2014. After ccnch,trliDe trial, the learned M rgis;t irte vide^jr-rdgment dated 08.C,4.20 l(, , has found accused IrJos.ll to 4 gurlty of the offence ptu:i;l erble under

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Section 465 read^{with Section} lO9 lPC.^Aggrievedb_v the same, tl-rc petitioncrs^{approached the lou,cr Appellate} Court by liling Criminal Appeal^No.342of 2019. Pending the Crimin3l Appeal, the parties have entered^{into compromise.}

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The parties herein have compromised the matter and, accordingly, the 2"a respondent herein has filed I.A.Nos.2 and. 3 of 2022 to^permit them to compound the offences^and compromise the matter.

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Having regard to the fact that I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2022 have been Iiled for recording compromise, this Court by, order dated 09.03 .2023,^directed the^parties to appear befqre^the Secretar5r, Telangana High Court Legal Services^Committee, Hyderabad, for their identification and directed the Secretary^to submit a report by 23.03.2023. In compliance u,ith the^said order, the Secretaqr^{has submitted his report} on^L6.O3.2O23.

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In the said report dated 16.03.2023, it is stated that in obedience to the order dated^{09.03.2023,the petitionersand} t]ne 2"d respondent have^{appeared before him along with their}

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collnsel lr]ial :r'ifictl t]-r,ir parti<:ulars from their rradhar Cards anrl u'e re ta lr, :

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Thr' 2,,' :r;p,;nclenl hcrein has filed an affid a.. it irlong r,r,ith Jotnt^{mer ro )l:otnprorLtisr:sterting} that at the n -er.,rention ol' eldcrs, thr.-r. ]tr i': s;ettlcrl thc m:rtter and the 2nd r:s;pordent has no objectt,lr L(⁽ uitsh the procecclings against tirt, retttioners in thc abovr cr"r,e,.^'l-he satcl .ioint memo ol c{)mpr()rnis,l ancl the report rlari,cl 1 .,)3.2O2:l arc: placed on recor<i

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B. Lea, r'rc': ourrsel for tl're pelitioners suL,mits tl.Lat since the oflence Llnclc r- iiection^,165 IPC is non comp(,L ndtble, tl-re petr tionerli approached this _Court bv i1 ng^.present crimintrl fretiti rn. Hotvever, he relied upon thr: jr.rdgments of Hon'ble S,-r1l-,: rrc^(loLlrt of India in cases of Cen t-:tl ))ureau of Inuestiqation t.t: Sodhu Ram Singla and other.st and Ar.ita lt[aria Dias and uncll' tr ur;. State of Maharashtra and arl t tt_er.

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Keepin5l i L vieur the Iact that the disputes arr: arnong the private partir:s i nd no1 against the societlr, cr)tstidr:ring the report clatt.d 1( C.3.2O23 sul;mitted by the Secret,al , T,:langana

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High Court Legal Services Comrnittee, Hyderabad, and in vie<sup>r of the compromise entered between the petitioners^and respor-rdent No.2, I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2022 are allowed and [he judgment in C.C.No.1S of 2Ol4 passed by the learned XXVII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Maheshu,aram, Ranga Reddy District, 1S hereby set aside. Consequentl-v, the Criminal Petition is allowed and the proccedings in Criminal Appeal No.342 of 2Ol9 pending on the file of XIV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, against the petitioners/Accused Nos.3 and 4 are hereby quashed. Petitioners/Accused Nos.3 gnd 4 have undertaken to pay arr amolrnt of Rs.10,0OO/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) to the Telangana High Court Advocates Association, Hyderabad, within a period of ten days from today, and hle proof of the same before the Registry.

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As a sequel, the Miscellaneous Petitions, pending if any,

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shall stand closed.

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Sd/.A.V.S.PRASAD ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// t?/ SECTION OFFICER

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To,

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The XIV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga reddy District at L.B.Nagar

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The Station House Officer, Maheshwaram Police Station, Ranga Reddy District 3. Two CCs to the PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad IOUTI

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One CC to SFtl l( VENUN/A{lHAV. Advocate [OpU,]l 5. One CC to lt,l/s /') lD SHAFtUDDtN. Advocate [Opt.lC]

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Two CD Copres

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Along with a copy o .loirrt Memo of Compromise Note :

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Amount paid by Sr l. '/ENUN4ADHAV, Counsel for the l)etitic,r€,. towards imposed by Cost of Rs. 10,0tC^/- ( Rupees Te. thousand only ) directel b,,th,: Hon ble Cou( daled 24.03.2023 r t.re Telanrr:rna High .ourt Advocatls As:;o,:iat on, Hyderabad and filed Memo cf^r'r )o o- Compl ance USR.No.64792 oI 2023 d;,teo:14.07.2023.

HIGH COURI

DATED: 2410.'12023

COMMON OR I].ER

!.A.NO.2 AND 3 0F 2022 IN/AND CRLP.No.792,l.of 2022

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ALLOWING TI{E

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CRL.PETITIOT I AND

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l.A.NOs.2 ANt :3 OF 2022

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Crl A No 342^of2019'

On the frle^{of the Honble XIV AdditionalDistrict & Sessions Judge'} Ranga ReddY^{District at L.B Nagar'}

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Betwee^{n. -}

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1t K. Yadarah^{S/o Sathatah} Age. 55Years,^{Occupatton Bustne's} n7o H^{ruo 5-26,Maheshwaram Vitlage and ltrlandal'} Hrng, n"Oay^{Drstrict(Aaclhaar No 246276219192)}

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M A NaYeem^{s/ol'4 A Hussarn} Age.⁵⁸ Years,^{OccuPationBusiness} nio U Uo^{5-75,tr/laheshwaramVillage and l\ilandal} nrng; R"oav^{District (Aaclhaar No 418198763596)} Petitioners/Accused^{No's'3 and 4}

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ANB

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11 The State of Telanqana,^{tl\roughS H O} '^{P.S'tvlaheshwaram'} " t"ptJ."r,"o o1l prlr'. Prc'secirtor^{t-1ighCourt at Hyderabad'} Respondent

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1. Arshad^{Hayath S/o Late fr/r' Omer Hayath'} Aoe. 62Years,^{Occupatiort Business'}

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n7o f tat No.'103^{Hayath Dattasai Apartments} i A +iq,^{Street No 4 Hrmayathnagar'Hyderabad-29'} ,l (nrOf,ril No 32560632556a1 ResPon dent/Def acto-QomPlainant

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,*., E MEMO^{FILED BY} THE PETI TIONERS^{AND THE} JO INT^COMPROMIS RESPONDEN T No.2.

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lt^{is submrttedthat' this quash petition is filed by the Petitioners/Accused} Nos.3 and^{4, prayingthis Hon'ble Court to quash the criminal pr.otu6dingtin Crl A'} No.342^{of 2019 on the file of the Hon'ble XIV Additional District& SessionsJudgQ'} agar, by^{setting aside the Judgment in C C No I B of} Ranga ReddY^{District at L B N} XXVII Additional^{Metropolitan Magistrate'Cyberabad} 2014 on^{the fileof the Hon'ble} y District in^{view of compromisebetween the parties'} at Maheshwaram,^{Ranga Redd} 2) lt is submitted^{that, bas} ing on^a complaint^{got referred by the respondent No 2}

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lrr--:ern tlr, I';^{r .e} lt4alle:;h\n'aranl^{reglsterecl a FFl Nc G'} r l0CE, lor the oftcnces !-Lr^{r sl':rl) r:l r Sccttotrs4'-ll '11! t'2?''16?' :'v4 ''} sr:ci or' 120(B)^{of IPC} ailei cor^{ilt r)l :rf investi3aion the rrriestlgatrcrt} 'rfft^;:rr .r:l the charge sheet the learnecl lt'^{r11i:tt rl} :^{itaving taken the cognizalrccol th: s':t} I oflences numbered the s;:nre as^(l r. 1.2S of 2009 rn tral y by tir'-'^lt:arrt:t: 'lorr be V [t4etroPolitan l!4zrgistratr: c,tt trn;feT to^{the flle of theHor- bl ,: X)l\1} ,\r ld itiona I l\iletroPolitan t',4aglistrat(-^(l! etafad at^iVaheshwaram Ranga Rsl^r '7 )rstr ct the same^ls n u rn beTer as I l.N: 18 af²⁰¹⁴

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3 r lt 1 sr lrr iiterl tl-rat. afier conrpletion^{of tr rlth{} l r-lotr'ble lV lVletropolitan} [/].rgrsiratr- or aIsfer to^{lhe f le of ilte Hon'bc XX',/ll r.r :l [.4e tropc itan lVlagistrate,} cyberaba.l^{;r. lvlaheshwararn.Ranqa Reddy D slr c.| :rrrr ictecl the petittoners} sentenctn r t: tttilr:r sintp e^{ttllprtsonnlerltfcr ,)n€l} \a^{,r- 1 year) and further} se rtence(l tr-- 1: r,, fitte of Rs 5 000i. each^{and rrr def:L 1' ot ravprentof fine shall} rr riiergo^. r)rl),: irtp-tsotttr')ef t^{ior a} 1--errod^{cf otr':, ronlrrr tlre of-':ncepunlshable} tunCer Ser;lron^{, rjl)} of the^IPC 4) lt r: strI rn tte:d that the^petrlioners have ]rrefer^r:l at appeal against the JudEnrerr r- r O llo 18 ol^{2014 on} the^{frle of tl-re i on ble XXVII} Additional l,4etropol 'an 1,4^rgyist-ate, Cyberabad at [/]aheshwaranr,^{F ilrr(laReddy District, dated} 8-4-2019 n Ct L No 342 of 2019. on the file of tlre I't r^,lr-- .(lV Additional District & Sessioi :; .lL ri e Flanga Redcly Drstrict at L B^{Narlar, th( janre is pending.Nowat} thc advic, : ol tl : elrJers and well^r,nrrshers, the^{drffe rencesarht:h arose between the} responde rt ['1<; 2 and the^petrtioners rs resolved irnC the responCent^{No.2 has no} grrevanct at ir I as s;uch he has no objectron for s<'tting l-.^rie the .ludgment in C.C. No 1B of '0 lzn the frle of the Ho r ble XXVII Aild tro,ral [,]'-:tropolttatr lt4agistrate,

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Cyberabad at N/aheshwaram Ranga Reddy District, dated 8-4-2019 by allowing the Cd.A.No. 3a2 of ?019, on lhe fite ol the Hon'trle XtV Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy Distrrct at L B Nagar

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lt is submitted that. the petitioners anct the respondent No 2 also got reduced this Joint compromise [/]emo. ln vrew of this Joint memorandum of understandrng and compromise the respondent No.2 doesn t want to prosecute the petitroners as such this quash petition is filed with a prayer to quash, the case against the petitioners as indicated above

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lt is submitted that as the petitioners and the respondent No.2 got resolved the differences which arose between them and they decided to lead friendly life. 7) lt is submitted thal, the respondent No 2 also filing an affidavit stating that, he has no objection for quashrng of the case agatnst the petitioners -

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For all the reasons stated abov,e, this Hon'ble Court be plqased record the compromise allow the Crl A No 342 of 2019, on the file of the Hfn'ble XIV Addl District & Sessions Judge, Ranga RerJdy District at L.B.Nagar, by setting aside the Judgment in C.C.No.'18 of 2O14. on the file of the Hon'ble XXVII Addl. Metropolitan lVlagistrate, Cyberabad at l/laheshwaram, Ranga Reddy District, and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the interegt of justice

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1 2 Petitioners Coun se for the Petitionersthe PetitionersPetitioners

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oate. I -00-zozz. Place: Hy6erabad Coun se for the Petitionersthe PetitionersPetitioners l,fil.."*.( hry Respondent No 2 Counsel for t eetNo.2

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