Disposed

Piyush Kumar Parimi v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC9 Jun 2025CRLP/5407/2025

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What is this about?

Petitioners accused in a matrimonial offences FIR sought quashing after reaching an amicable settlement with the defacto complainant. The High Court Legal Services Committee verified the voluntariness of the settlement. Relying on Gian Singh and related precedents, the Court quashed all proceedings against accused Nos. 1 to 3.

What did the court decide?

Proceedings in Crime No. 198 of 2024 quashed against petitioners/accused Nos. 1 to 3; I.A.Nos. 1 and 2 of 2025 allowed.

Piyush Kumar Parimi Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT^{FORTHE STATE OF TELANGANA.AT HYDERABAD} MONDAY ,THE^{NINTH DAY OF JUNI} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYFIVE} PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICEN'TUKARAMJI} IA.NOS'1^{& 20F 2025}

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IN/AND

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CRIMINA^{L PETITION NO:il07oF 2025}

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Between:

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Between: --i.-pirr.n Kumar Parimi, S/o Viiay Kumar Parimi -A.oed about^{31 years, Occ. Pvl} Emp. R/o^{z-24 $qt i'\itar' r'l'"g"' Tirumala Ericlave'New Nallakuntam'Po} iriiJru^L,^{HvderabadDistrictielansana.state'}

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1. YiiayKumar^{Parimt, fi;";;;';lsicc'} Aged^{about57 vears' occ Pvt Emp} Rto 2-2-1164tA,^{r l"'rt r'rig'illirtrmata-enctave'NewNallakuntam' Po}

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tl"th[rnt" ,^{HyderabadDistrictTelangana State'}

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tl"th[rnt" ,^{HyderabadDistrictTelangana State'}

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1. Rizwana^{earimi'wo"iiia; K;;"ealrimi' Ageiabout 50 vears'occ' House} Wife, R/o^{2-2-1164;' +iiil il;''ii'u"rJ Enclave'New Nallakuntam' Po} -

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rlrirjkrnt" ,^{HvderabadDistript Telangalf3t-"} l.'PerlnoleruAccusED^{Nos'1 ro 3}

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AND

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The State^{of Telangana,Repby its Public Prosecutor' High Court of}

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' Telangana, Telangana,^HYderabad'

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' Telangana, Telangana,^HYderabad'

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1. Marala^{Nagavalli Srile"kha:D/o M Na-gesh'Aged about 26 years' occ Pvt'} Organization,^{ArcZ-z'-l' l-f/ri e' tir't tlagat' tirumalaEnclave'New} ilrir"i,nt,,'por'rarrarunta"Hvderabid.?EJ!fl"rf#i,1?"ffi .6,ot,

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Petition^{underSection 528 of BNSS' 2023 prayingthat in'the tl"'Ttl1l::'} stated in^{the Memorand"ott'-o'nOtof Criminal Petition the HighCourt may De} oleased^{toto quash th" p;;;l;;t} "g';tl^{.petitioners /Accused Nos lto 3 in} brime No.198/2024^{on,n""iIJ Jrru""rpetw-omenpolice station,East Zone'} Hyderabad^{Districtfor tn" oft"n-""sUisaSe1nl'AOOIPC4 and 6 D P Act';}

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IA.NOS .1^{&2oF 2025}

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BETWEE^N:

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Marala Nagavalli^{Srilekha, D/o M Nagesh' Aged about 26 vears' Occ'Pvt'} oroanization, Rlo2-2-1rcat:i,i1i;kX;il'^{irumalaEncljve'New Nallakuntam'Po} N;i;dt, ,^{Hyderabad District Telangana State}

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.PETITIONER/2NO^{RESPONDENTIN BOTH PETITIONS}

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AND

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1 The State of rerangana, Rep. by its pubric prosecutor, High court of I etangana, Hyderabad.

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2 p i yu s h K u m a r pa r j m i, s/o,yi tJl : y K: T,! : ;:,o# :^.S:,:Hff ;".,T, Bi:

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i5,,*iil3, E3-j;3-i,l?1h,^{rir"r, N;;;;^'il;,h} Encrave,New ! ja v x u rn, r' e,; ;l: fi"ij"d Jy"T,.?:&fl'J:i l;jil ff #b "" ;;

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Emp R/o 2-2- 1 1 64tA. Titaft^frl2gs1, rirr.ril-E"1"r#, New Nailakuntam,

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4 PO Nailakunta Krzwana Parimi, , Hyderabad Wo Viiav I O"tri""t f"frngrll S-,'#,. parimi Aged about 50 years, Occ."

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House Wife, nto Z_Z_Ircitfumar ru,rrar,,niaii' p61r:;ffi;[',];jJ;ffJ J[i#1ffi*: :X"

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...RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS/ACCUSED

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NOS.l TO 3 . IN BOTH PETITTONS

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t.A. NO: 10F 2025

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petition under section 359(6) riw 528 0f BNSS, 2023 prayingthat in the crrcumstances stated in *re_trlemoiano;r;;#;:of criminal petiiio4,the Hign 3;# ffi',ffi ,:["&'*to,permission^t" ""r-p"*iihe orrences, and quash the Hvderabad District for rnu ,=^{t"t of Amberpet womenPolice} siri,#,"elli"i"i" )ttences U/s 498(4), 406 lpc 4 6 D.p. n"i,,, -"-. -",

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I.A. NO:2O F 202s

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' .' petition under sectioS. 359(2) rtw 528 0f BNSS, 2023 praying that in the crrcumstances stated in *,e uemoia,no;;;;H#:_of Court may be pteased ro r.:ggrd tte comp.-oirr"tJ.?lo.gyrrl ,Criminat the^petiion.the proceedings^High against petitioners/ Accused. NosJ i":',;;H: No.1g8t2o24 0n the fire of n="u. 0[t ffi,iU:i.:;^{,,T.tSH"-e"" .i"", Ir'lli,o"o} o,.t,[t r",^'in.'In

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_ This Petition comino on for har.;^^ Advocate Grounds of r- criminal init b"titlli.':,i:i!::J,:iil::# petitiel for hearing,upon e,iJ1.#flil perusrng the Memorandum r# of ?y5,t id:!:^{i::T: R:l;x;L'1"-:?"# "' ni"l'l"ll,oT,i e,n u r, s",i,iil io ll} r he Court made the foflowing: bnOen

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICEN.TUKARAMJT}

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l.A.Nos.^{1ANo 2(.j^F2025}

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ln/And CRIMINAL PETI^{TIONNo.s407 0F 2025}

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COMMON^ORDER

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This Criminal^{Petitionis filed underSection528 of Bharatiya} Nagarik Suraksha^{Sanhita, 2023 (for slrort 'BNSS' 2023')'seeking} quashmentoftheproceedingsagainstthepetitionersinCrimeNo'198of 2024 ofAmberpet^{Women Police Station, East Zone'Hyderabad'}

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2 The petitioners^{are arrayed as accusedNos lto 3 in the Crime} registered for^{the offences punishable under Sections498-4' 406 of the} lndian Penal code,^{1860, sections 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act,} 1961.

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3.Heardlvlr.Mohd.omer,learnedcounselforthepetitioners, Mr-JithenderRaoVeeramaila'learnedAdditionalPublicProsecutor, representingtherespondentNo..l-StateandMr.BanukaSainath,learned counsel for responden^{I No-2lde-facto complainant}

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Pending this petition, the^parties have^{entered into the compromise} and, accordingly, they moved LA.Nos.1 and 2 of 2025 with the^{prayer to} permit them to enter into compromise and by recording the settlement to quash the proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to l. in Crime No. 198 of 2024.

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This Court vide o.der daled 21 .04.2025 referred the parties to the High Court Legal Services Committee for identification and to verify the voluntariness in arriving the settlement. The Secretary, High Court Legal Serviies Committee, has submitted report dated 28.04.2025 stating that the parties were identified by their respective counsel and also 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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6 I have considered the submissions of the learned counsei and perused the materials on record

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7 . Having considered the allegations, the charged offences, which are essentially matrimonial and inter-personal in nature and taking into account the amicable settlement between the parties and to restore peace among them, in the light of the dictums in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and anotherl and Anil Mishra^{v. Sfate of U.P.2; State of} Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi^{Narayan and others3, this Court is of the} considered view that^quashment of the^{impugnedproceedings in view of} the settlement by exercising^{jurisdiction under Section 482Cr-P.C.1528of} BNSS, 2023, would be in the^{interest of justice}

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)012 \1Ol SCC 303 'Z^{2024 lNSC 189} '2019^{(5) scc688}

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Accordingly,^{l.A.Nos1 and 2 of 2025 ate allowed'Consequently'} all^{proceedings in Crime No 198 of 2024 of AmberpetWomenPolice} Station, East^{Zone,Hyderabad,are hereby quashed against the} petitioners/accused^{Nos-1 to 3'}

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

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Pending miscellaneous^{applications,if any'shallstand closed}

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SD/. MOHD.^ISMAIL EPUTY^REGISTRAR

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,/TRdE^COPY/,i

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SECTION^OFFICER

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To, 2.1. The The Station Xlll^{Addl. Chief Metropolitan House Officer,WF' E';t Magistrate' Zone P-S Nampally' ' HyderabadHyderabad} J, 4 5 ?ffi EElt:i[HffisiffiH4ffi^{:md e rab a d (o Ur,} 6 Two iffi";fi;""Lpv CD^{CoPiesof Joint Memo of compromise)} VSM/gh qv-

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ORDER

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!A.NOS.1 &20F2025 IN/AND CRLP.No. S4O7 of 2025

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ALLOWING THE IA.NOS.I & 2 OF 2025 AND DISPOS ING OF THE CRIMINAL PETiiIOI.i?ne-J \5^,)

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2 Marala^{NagavalliSrilekha,D/o M Nagtsh'} ntea aUout^{26years, Occ: hrt' Organization'} F.to z z-t t64lA;^TilakNagar, Tirumala^{Enclave,NewNallakuntam'}

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pO wattat-rinta , Hyderabad^District Telangana^State'

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...Respondents/^ComPlainant

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oir colt^PROMISE JOINT MEMO i

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It is^{submitted that the above petitionwas hled to quash t} ' '' the proceedings^{against the..petrtroner/accuse"} '-^{^cused Nost.l:"}^{**'**Ito 3 in} -^--:,_ Crime No-798 l2O2+^{on, the file of AmberpetWomen Policc} 11 'r for the^{offences U/s} Station,^{E;asL Zone, HyderabadDistrtct} 498(A),^{406 IPC 4 & 6 D'P' Act'}

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2 As both^{the parties have come to an understanding'} AS and misgivings^{were sorted} out initial misunderstandings the 2nd^{ResPondent/ Defacto} amicablY,^{andtherefore'} complainant,^{is not interested to prosecutethe petitioners arry} longer in^{view of the settlement and compromise arrived at} between^the Parties^herein'

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It is^submitted that, the^{Memorandr'rm of compromlse} full and^{final SettlementSettlement.of} memo for^recording Lakhs FiftY^{ThousandLakhs )tol"t} Rs.3,50,000/-(Three Petitioner/A1^given by the^{2nd ResPondent/defacto-} marriage^{expenditure amount which rvas} complainant^towards spent by^{the First Petitioner/A1 at the time of marrlageas} fu11 and final^{settlement petitioners /AccusedNos' 1 to 3 ald} the 0 $M ?: r L

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defacto-complainalt agreed the same and to mutua-l divorce ' between the I "r petitioner/Accused No. 1 -and Defacto_ complainant/2"d respondent for dissolve of the marriage was performed on 06_02-202 l. Now both partres came forward to a settlement as under this terms ald conditions.

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It is submitted that, after the settlement, the 2nd respondent/complainant shourd never Iile any civil arrd Criminal cases against the p6titioners/Accused arrd his family interfere members. in The the petitioners/ 2n,1 respondent/complainant Accused and his iamily should never -...rn..t ;'r life ald petitioner/Complainant would not have any rights to ttre properties of the petitioners/Accused and his famiiy members,

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It is submittecl that, the 2.d respondent/Complainalt "agrees to give divorce to the petitioner No. l/Accused No.1 wttholt any- ccnditions. The 2.d respondent/complaina,t is agreed to the above mentioned terms and conditions for her permanent alimony of her entire life. If anyone of the both parties violate or breaks the conditions mentioned in this :.*lr:-r""d memo tJ.en legal action would be taken against tne vrolated partv. 6. This Compromised memo is the full and final settlement of the both parties.

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Therefore, the joint memo of compromise rs being filed seeking pemrission of this Hontrte Court, to compound the o fll$\l'{jf)

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offence ald to record the compromise and to quasli the proceeding in the above Crime No.19g/2O24 on the hle of Amberpet women porice Station, East Zone Hyderabad District for the offences U/s a98(A),406IpC 4 & 6 D.p. Act.

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It is therelore prayed that the. Hon,ble Court may be pleased to receive the joint memo of compromise and to permit the petitioners and the 2nd respbndent to compound the offence

Pe er No. 1

Pe r No.2

Petitionei No.3

Counsel for the petitioner

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Counsel for the Respondent No.2

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Respondent No.2