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Maddi Krishna Murthy v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC10 Feb 2026CRLP/11836/2023

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What is this about?

Telangana High Court order dt. 10.02.2026 in Crl.P. No. 11836 of 2023 (Smt. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada): S.482 CrPC quash petition by accused Nos. 2 & 3 (Maddi Krishna Murthy, Maddi Radha) against proceedings in C.C. No. 573 of 2023, XIV Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate, Kukatpally, Cyberabad, for alleged offences under Ss. 498-A & 324 IPC and Ss. 3 & 4 Dowry Prohibition Act (complainant Maddi Sruthi; PS Jagadgirigutta); case reported ended in compromise before Lok-Adalat on 06.01.2026; petition dismissed as infructuous; no costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.

What did the court decide?

The cause in the Criminal Petition does not survive and has become infructuous, the subject case C.C. No. 573 of 2023 having been ended in compromise before the Lok-Adalat on 06.01.2026. ¶38

Maddi Krishna Murthy Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2026)

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

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TUESDAY,THE TENTH^{DAY OF FEBRUARY.} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY^SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT^{JUSTICETIRUMALA DEVIEADA}

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CRIMINAL PETITIO^{N NO: 11836OF 2023}

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Between: -^- l. fr4aOoi Krishna Murthy, S/o Venkarah, Aged 63 years, Occ Business, Rl/o H.No.5-145, Paripally^{Street, Siddrpet,Siddipet District}

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Smt. Maddi Radha, Wo^{Krishna Murthy, Aged about54} -years,^Occ' Housewife, Rl/o H.No.5-1-45,^{ParipallyStreet, Siddipet, Siddipet District'}

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...PETITIONER/ACCUSED^{No.2 and3}

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AND

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The State of Telangana,^{Rep. by its PublicProsecutor,High Court^at} . HyOeraUaO, Througi Statiori^{House Officer,JagadgiriguttaPoliceStation'} Medchal District.

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2.Smt.MaddiSruthi,WoRaiesh,Aged2gyears,Occ.So-ftwqreEngineer,Rl/o 445-1691¹ l A,Srinivas^{Nagjar, Jagadgirig utta,NiledchalDistrict'}

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...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT

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Petition under s€ction^{482 of cr P.C. praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Groundsof criminal Petition,the High court may} be pleased to^quash the^{proceedingsin c cNo. 573 of 2O23 on the file of the} Hon'ble xlv Addl. Metropolitan^{Magistrateat Kukatpally,cyberabad, for alleged} offence under Section^{498-A, 324,IPCand Sec.3 and 4 of D'P Act'}

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t.A. NO 10F 2023

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Petition under sec{ion^{482 of cr.P.c.praying that in the circumstances} stated in the Memorandum^{of Grounds of criminalPetition,the High cgurt may} bepleasedtoSTAYofallfurtherproceedingsincludingappearanceofthe petitioners/AccusedNo.2and3hereininC.C-No.5T3of2023onthefileofthe Hon,ble xlv^{Addl. MetropolrtantVlagistrateat Kukatpally'cyberabad'pending} disposal of the^quash Petition.

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This Petition coming on for hearing,upon perusing the lvlemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri CHALLA AJAY KUMAR, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri D. Arun Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.'l and Sri Balla Ravindranath Advocate for the Respondent No.2.

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.11836 ot 2023

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DATE OF ORDER: 1 0.02.2026

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BETWEEN

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Maddi Krishna Murthy & another

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,Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 & 3

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AND

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The State of Telangana, rep. by its Public Prosecutor and another

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... Respondents

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ORDER

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This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of The Code of Criminal Procedure (for short,^'Cr.P.C) seeking to^quashthe proceedings against the petitioners/accused Nos.2 & 3 in C.C.No.573 of 2023, on the file of the^learned XIV^Additional Metropolitan Magistrate at Kukatpally, Cyberabad, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498-4^and 324 of^{IPC and} Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry^{Prohibition Act.}

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When the matter is taken^{up for hearing, the learned} Additional Public Prosecutor^{submittedthat the subjectC'C'No'573} of 2023 was ended in^{compromise before the Lok-Adalaton}

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06.01 .2026. Hence, the cause in the Criminal petition does not

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survive and has become infructuous.