Disposed

Boddupally Sai Kumar v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC1 Aug 2025CRLP/13572/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Quash petition for offences including rape and cheating based on compromise with the de facto complainant. After verification of voluntariness by the High Court Legal Services Committee, court relied on Gian Singh and quashed the P.R.C. proceedings.

What the court decided

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Boddupally Sai Kumar Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH^{COURTFOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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FRIDAY, THE^{FIRST DAY OF AUGUST} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYFIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

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l.A.Nos.1 AND2^{oF 2025}

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ln/And CRIMINAL^{PETITION NO:13572 oF 2024}

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Between:

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Private BodduoallvSaiKumar.S/oNayanaCharyAg-edabout.26Yrs.occ. ad-500 $i,:#Hl""1t-z^{?5siso7 r8,b' cowripurdm"sri Ram N asar Hvdeab} 053

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...Petitioner/Accused^{in CRLPand l'A'No'1 ol 2O25}

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AND

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The State^{of Telangana, ThroughP S ChatrinakaRgPpV its Public}

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1 Pi;;;i;t"il's;-i-drrtlb,^{tn. siite of relansanaat Hvderabad'}

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...RespondenURespondent^{in CRLPand l'A'No'1 ol 2025}

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2 XXX, As^{per guidelines of Hon'ble Supreme Court Complainant namesnot} disclosed

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...RespondenUComplainants^{in CRLPand l'A'No'1 of 2025}

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Petition under^{Section 528 of BNSS prayingthat in the} .giltgtt?T"' statedintheMemorandum-ofGroundsofCriminal-Petition'theHighCourtmay be^pleased to^{call for th;'} -'nd-^;;";;J; -^{t;rtainingto CrimeNo'347 of 2024 of PS} Chatrinaka,^Hyderabad "ont"q'e^{ntly quash the sameagainstthe} petitioner/accused.

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t.A. NO:^{10F 2025}

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PetitionunderSection35g(6)ofBNS.sprayin,gthatinthe.Circumstances stated in^{the MemorandUmoi ciouno"of criminalPetition, the High court may} be^{pleasedto permit tn" p"iition"ilnccusedherein.tocompoundthe offence by} allowing the^{criminal petitiln r.io.i:572 of 2024 filed by the Petitioneragainst} crime No.347^{0l 2024 0n in.- rir" of chatrnaka Police Station,Hyderabad} Com missionerate

I.A. NO: 2 OF 2025

Between:

T Soundarya Goud D/o T Ramaswamy Goud, aged 26 years, occ: private Emporyee R/o. 20-197/96/2338, ord Gabirarpet Baraji Naglr, Neai Mailanna r"mpr", shameerpet, Ir/edchal IValkajgiri District.

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...^{petitioner/2nd} Respondent

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And

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1 The State of Telanoana Threugh p S. Chakinaka Rep by its public Prosecutor High cdurr for tne Siate oiT;i;;s;;;;i"Fitderabad.

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..RespondenURespondent

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2 Boddup?.Lly Sai Kumar. S/o -Nayana Chary Aged about 26 yrs. Occ private 053Service Rlo 1B-7'73913011/B 6^'Gowrrpria'. "s-'i {iiiN,g* ilvi.,o"o-so*6

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... Respondents/Accused

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Petition under section _3?s tzl of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of crim'inai petition, the High court may be pleased to record the golqlolise to compound the offbnce uli rrL*rng ine of criminar Petition 2024 on the fire of No.13572 chatrnaka of 2024 porice fired by station, tne Hyderabad c6mmissionerate. peiitioner against 'cnr" rrro" aqz^-

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I.A. NO: 3 OF 2025

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Petition under Section_ 52g of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the lvlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Fetition, il-," H,gh C;;;;ry be pleased lt is therefore prayed that this court may be preased to extend the interim orders dated 08/1 1t2o24tir disposar of the cri p No13572 "rzoz+ r.it" pass such other order or orders as this Honbre cou,t may deem fit rno prop"i in the circumstances of the case. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri R. Prasanth, Advocate for the petitioner and the Sri Jlthender Rao Veeramalla Additional Public^prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and Ms p.Sree Ramya, Advocate for the Respondent No.2

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The Court made the foltowing: COMMON ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI}

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l.A.Nos.1^AND20F2025 ln/And CRIMINAL PETITION^{No.1 35720F2024}

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COMM ON^ORDER

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This Criminal^{Petitionis filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya} Nagarik^{Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS' 2023') seeking} quashment of the^{proceedingsagainst the petitioner/accused} in.R C.No.75^{of 2025, on the file of the leilrned Chief Judicial Magistrate'} Hyderabad.

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The petitioner^{is arrayedas accused in the PreliminaryRegister} Case for the^{offences punishableunder Sections 417} '^{376(2)(n) and506} of lndian^{Penal Code}

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Heard Mr.R.Prashanth,^{learned counsel for the petitioner'} ]t/tr.JithenderRaoVeeramalla,learnedAdditionalPublicProsecutor, representing^{the respondentNo'1-State and Ms' P'Sree Ramya' learned} counsel for^{the respondent No'2/de-facto complainant}

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Pending this^{petition, the parties have entered into the compromise} and, accordingly,^{respondent No'2/de-facfo complainant filedl A'Nos'1} and 2 of^{2025 with the prayer to permit them to enter into compromise} and by^{recording the settlementto quash the proceedings againstthe} petitioner/accused^{in P.R.C.N o'75 of 2025'}

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I.A.Nat./ and 2 oJ'2025 in/ and - Cr/.P.Na 1)572 of 20{

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This court vide otder dated 1 1.06.2025 referred the parties to the High court Legal Services committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the setflement. The Secretary, High court Legal services commitlee, has submitted report dated 24.0r.202s stating that the^parties were identified by their respective counser and arso on verification of Aadhar cards/ldentity cards and the enquiries revealed that the parties have willfully and without coercion entered into settlemenUcompromise.

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I have considered the submissions of the rearned counser and perused the materials on record.

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Having considered the allegations, the nature of charged offences and taking into account the amicabre setflement between the parties, in the light of the dictums in Gian singh v. Sfate of punjab and anothe/ and Anil Mishra v- state of rJ.p.2; state of Madhya pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and others3, this Court is of the considered view that quashment of the impugned proceedings in view of the setflement by exercising^jurisdiction under Section 4g2 Cr.p.C.t528 of BNSS, 2023, would be in the interest of justice.

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| 2012 (1O) SCC 303

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'?^{2024INSC 189}

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3 2019 (5) scc 688

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-^ry

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AITR,/ lA.Na:.l^{and2 0J2025} in/ and Crl.P.No.^{1)572oJ 20ft}

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Accordingly,^{l.A.Nos'1 and 2 of 2025are allowed' Consequently'} all the^{proceedingsin P.R.C.No75 o'f 2025, on the file of the learned} Chief Judicial^{tVlagistrate,Hyderabad,are hereby quashed againstthe} petitioner/accused.

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9 ln the above^{terms' the Criminal Petition is disposed of'}

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Pendinq miscellaneous^{applications,if any'shall stand closed'}

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SD/- MOHD.ISMAIL DEPUTY REGISTRAR

/ffRUE COPY//

SECTION OFFICER

To,

The Chif Judicial Magistrate^{at Hyderabad.} 2. The Station House^{Olfficer,ChatrinakaPoliceStation,Hyderalgd'} 5. f*o CCs to the^{public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telanganaat} Hvderabad [OUTI

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