Bejawada Rama Krishna Reddy Vs The State of Telangana

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELAI.IGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAYOF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 5457 OF 2025

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Between:

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Bejawada Rama Krishna Reddy, S/o.Veera Venkata Reddy, A,ged about 49 years, Occ. Business, R/o.Shiva Sai Nagar, Khammam X Road, Kodad town and Mandal, Suryapet District.

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Sriram Chinna Gopal Krishna @ Gopala Krishna, S/o.Narsaiah, Aged about 44 yea$, Occ. Business, Rl/o.Kondapuram Village, Chilkuru Mandal, Presently at Tulasi Township, Kodad Town and Mandal, Suryapel District.

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...Petitioner/Accusid No. 1 and 2

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AND

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'1. The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, At Hyderabad.

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Valladasu Suresh Babu, S/o.Gopaiah, Aged about 47 years, Occ. Business, Rl/o.Chimiryala Village, Kodad Mandal, Suryapet District.

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...Respondents/Defacto Complainant

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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in SC.SPL.No.105|2O23 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-ll Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda in lhe interest of^justice.

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l.A. NO: 2OF 2025

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Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circurnstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant stay of all further^proceedings in SC.SPL.No.105/2023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-ll Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda pending dispoeal of the above Crl.P in the interest of Justice.

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l.A NO: 3 OF 2025

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Between:

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Valladasu Suresh Babu, S/o.Gopaiah, Aged about 47 year9, Occ. Business, FJo.Chimiryala Village, Kodad Mandal, Suryapet District.

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. ..Petitioner/Respondent No.2 in l.A.No.3 and 4 of 2025

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AND

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Bejawada Rama Krishna Reddy, S/o.Veera Venkata Reddy, Aged about 49 years, Occ. Business, Ri/o.Shiva Sai Nagar, Khammam X Road, Kodad town and Mandal, Suryapet District.

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Sriram Chinna Gopal Krishna @ Gopala Krishna, S/o.Narsaiah, Aged about 44 yea$, Occ. Business, RYo.Kondapuram Village, Chilkuru Mandal, Presently at Tulasi Township, Kodad Town and Mandal, Suryapet District

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...Respondents/Petitioners in l.A. No. 3 and 4 of 2O25

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The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad

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...RespondenURespondent in l.A. No.3 and 4 of 2O25

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Petition under Section 359(6) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the parties to compound the offences in SC.SPL.No. 10512023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-ll Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda in the interest of justice.

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l.A. NO: 4OF 2025

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Petition under Section 359(2) of BNSS praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to record the terms of compromise between the parties in SC.SPL.No. 10512023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-ll Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda in the interest of justice.

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This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri P Nagendra Reddy, and Ms. K. Kishanmayee, Advocate for the Petitioners and Sri Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and of Sri Lattupally Anand, Advocate for the Respondent No.2

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The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE N'TUKARAMJI}

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l.A.Nos^{.3 AND40 F2025} ln/And CRIMIN^{AL PETITION No.54570F 2025}

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COMM ON^ORDER

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This Criminal^{Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya} Nagarik^{SurakshaSanhita'2023 (fot short 'BNSS' 2023') seeking} quashment of the^{proceedings againstthe petitionersin S'C SPL'No'} 105 of 2Q23,on^{the file of the learnedSpecial SessionsJudge for Trial of} Cases Under^{SCs/STs (POA) Act' 1989-cum-llAdditional District &} Sessions^{Judge,Nalgonda'}

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The^{petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos'1 and 2 in the Special} sessions^{case registeredfor the offencespunishabreunder sections} 341 ,323,504,506^{read with Sectron34 of the lnciian Penal Code' 1860}

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and Sections^{3(1X{(s)' 3(2Xva) of the Scheduled Castes and the} Scheduled^{Tribes (PreventionOf Atrocities) AmendmentAct' 2015'}

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Heard^{lvlr.P NagendraReddy anC ttls K.Kishanmayee'} learned Mr.Jithender^{Rao Veeramalla' learned} counsel for^the Petitioners' Additional^{Public Prosecutcr'representingthe respondent No 1-Stateand} trlr.Lattupally^{Anand, learned counsel for the responcient No'2lde-facto}

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Pending this petition, the parties have entered into the compromise and, accordingly, respondent No.2lde-facto complainant filed l.A.Nos.3 and 4 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 and 2 in S.C. Spl. No. 105 of 2023

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This Court vide otdet dated 22.04.2025 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 Services Committee, has submitted report dated 29.042025 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 settlemenVcompromise

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6 I have considered the submissions of the learned counsel and perused the materials on record.

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Ha,!ng considered the allegations, the nature of charged offences and taking into account the amicable settlement between the parties, in the light of the dictums in Gran Singh v. Sfafe of Punjab and anotherl

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L 'l.Not.) und^{I olZ025} in/ and Cr/-P.No.^5157ol'2025

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and Anil Mishra^{v. State of lJ.P.2; State of MadhyaPradesh v' Laxmi} Narayan and^{otherss, this court is of the consideredview that} quashment of the impugned^{proceedingsin view of the settlement by} exercising^{jurisdiction under Section 482 CtP'C'1528 of BNSS' 2023'} would be in the^{interestof justice.}

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8 Accordingly, l.A-Nos^{3 and 4 of 2025 are allowedConsequenfly'} all the^{proceedings in S.C. SPL. No 105 of 2023' on the flle of the} learned Special^{Sessions Judgefor Trialof Cases UnderSCs/STs(POA)} Act, 1989-cum-ll^{Additional District & Sessions Judge, Nalgonda, are} hereby^{quashed againstthe petitioners/accusedNos'1 and 2'}

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

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Pending miscellaneous^{applications,if any, shall standclosed'}

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D/.T. JAYASREE D PUTY REGISTRAR

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CTION OFFICER

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To, 1. The Special Sessions^{Judgefor Trial of SC/ST (PO} Additional Sessions^{Judge Court at Nalgonda}

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Cases cum

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The Station House^{Officer, Kodad Police Station, Suryapet District'}

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rwo ccs to the^{public prosecutor, High court for the State of relanganaat} Hyderabad^(OUT)

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One CC to Sri P.Nagendra^{Reddy,Advocate [OPUCI}

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One CC to Sri^{Lattupally Anand, Advocate [OPUC]}

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ALLOWING OF THE l.A.Nos. 3 ANO 4 OF 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF TELANGANA AT HYDtrRABAD

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Crl.P.No. of 2025

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BETWEEN: 1).Bejawada Rama Krishna Reddy S/o.Veera Venkata Reddy, Aged about 49 years, Occ: Business, R/o.Shiva Sai Nagar, Khammarn X Road, Kodad town and Mandal, Suryapet District. 2).Sriram Chinna Gopal Krishna @ Gopala Krishna S/o.Narsaiah, Aged about 44 years, Occ: Business, R/o. Kondapuram Village, Chilkuru Mandal, Presently at Tulasi Township, Kodad Town and Mandal, Suryapet District. ...^petitioners/ Accused No.l and 2 AND 1).The State of Telalgana, Rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, At Hyderabad. ... Respondent 2).Valladasu Suresh Babu S/o.Gopaiah, Aged about 47 years, Occ: Business, R/o.Chimiryala Village, Kodad Mandat, Suryapet District. ... Respondent/ De-facto Complainant JOTNT MEMO 1. The Petitioners are the Accused No.1 and 2 in SC.SpL.No. lO5/2023 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under SCs/STs-cum-lI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda. Based on the Comptaint made by the De_

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iri t. facto Complainant, the 1rr !-:Ftitiqn re^g1 stered^FIR No.3O9/2O23 and after r.ith^{etnvestigation, the} x.t. Police filed the Charge Shed e...offence U/ sec.341 or'\a 504, 506 r/w.34 IPC and Sec.3 (1)(r)(s), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (POA) Act, 2015 against OIIETS a11d.,nurybqred the case as SC.SPL.No.1O5/ 2023: 'j t-rF,!'nte 'of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial.,j .unoer SCs/,Sls-cum-II Additional District and Sess1 ;:Nalgonda.^{i '}

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RecentlS'the matter has been $94,^{U"l"""n'ttiei Parties. The} De-facto Complainant haStl ergst,.tg prope.cute the Petitioners ald accor no bbjection to allow the

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criminal petition and p .befole. the trial court against the Petitioners:. herein. Since the matter has been settled between the pqIqgq,,,the further proceedings I i ratl^l .

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before the trial court is abuse.of.".!-rocess:iof law.

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Hence this memo.

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Date: 7O-O4-2025 Hyderabad.

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B'6L/'d5 PETITIONER No.1

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PETITIONER No.2