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Modem Arun v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC12 Feb 2026CRLP/1804/2024

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What is this about?

S.482 Cr.P.C. quash petition (Criminal Petition No.1804 of 2024, High Court for the State of Telangana, 12.02.2026, Justice N. Tukaramji) dismissed as infructuous without adjudication: offences in C.C.No.6904 of 2020 (S.498-A IPC; Ss.3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Hanumakonda) compounded on 12.12.2024 following Lok Adalat settlement between the parties; calendar case closed; no quashing relief granted; no precedent case cited or relied upon.

What did the court decide?

None; the Criminal Petition was dismissed as infructuous and pending miscellaneous applications, if any, were directed to stand closed. ¶¶40

Modem Arun 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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THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY^{OF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

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CRIMI PETITION NO: 18 oF 2024

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Between

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Modem Arun, S/o Venkateshwarlu,^{Age 31 years,Occ. Sottware Engineer.R/o} Sudha Nagar Hanumakonda.

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Modem Madhavi, Wo Venkateshwarlu, Age^{52 years, Occ. Household.Sudha} Nagar, Hanumakonda.

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Modem Venkateshwarlu, S/o Komuraiah, Age^{58 years, Occ.LIC} Employee.R/o Sudha Nagar,Hanumakonda.

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Modem Sahithi, D/o Venkateshwarlu, Age 29^{years, Occ. Pharmacist.} R/o sudhanagar' Hanumakonda

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...pETr,oNERS

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its^Public Prosecutor,^{HighCourt for the} State of Telangana.

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2 Smt. Modem Seetha Mahalaxmi alias Adhya^{Seetha Mahalaxmi,Wo lvlodem} Arun, Age 26^years, Occ. Student,^Rio H.No.3-10-174,^{Reddy Colony,} Hanumakonda District'

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...RES'.NDENT'

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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^proceedings in C.C.^{No.6904/2022 dispensingwith the} presence of the petitioners and on the file of Principal Junior^{Civil Judge-cum} Judicial First Class Magistrate at Hanumakonda.

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l.A. NO: 1OF 2024

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Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C^praying that^{in thecircumstances} stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal^{Petition, the High Court may} be pleased to stay all further^proceedings including^{the appearanceof the} petitioner in C.C. No.690412022 on the file of the Principal Junior^{Civil Judge-} cum -Judicial First Class Magistrate at Hanumakonda^{pending disposalof the} above case.

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This Petition coming on for hearing,upon^{perusingthe Memorandumof} Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon^{hearingthe argumentsof} Sri K. B. Narasimhulu, K. B ,Advocate for^{the Petitioner and Ms' S. Madhavi'} Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent^No.1.

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The court made the following:^ORDER

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IN THE HIGH C,OURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA^{AT HYDERABAD}

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE^N.TUKARAMJI

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CRIMINAL PETITION No.1804 OF 2024

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DATE: 12.02-2026

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fi/odem Arun and Others

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...Petitioners

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AND

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The State of Telangana and Another

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...Respondents

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This Criminal Petition is flled under Sectioh⁴⁸² of^{the Code of} Criminal Pro,:edure (for short^{'Cr.P.C,1973)} seeking^{quashmentof the} proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.6904 of 2O2O on the file of the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial^{First Class} Mlagistrate at Hanumakonda

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The petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 4^{in C.C.No.6904} ol 2O2O, regis;tered for the offences^punishable under^{Section 498-4of the} lndian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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None for the Petitioners.

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4.HeardMs.S.Madhavi,learnedAdditionalPublicProsecutor appearing for respondent^{No.1 -State}

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Learned Additional Public^{Prosecutor on instructionswouldsubmit} that as the^{parties have amicably settled their disputes before the Lok-} Adalat, the offences^{in C.C.No.69O4 of 2020 were compoundedon} 12.12.2024 before the^{learned Principal Junior civil Judge-cum-Judicial} Magistrate of First^{class, Hanumakonda. Thus, nothing further remainsin} this matter for consideration^{and prays for dismissal of the petition'}

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I have perused the materials^{on record.}

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T.Havingregardtotheprayerofthepetitionersandthedevelopments that transpired during the^{pendencyof this petitionespeciallyas the} calendar case itself^{has been closed and the offences were compounded,} it is clear that nothing^{furtherremainsin this matter for deliberation'}

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I Accordingly, the^{Criminal Petition is dismissed as infructuous'}

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As a sequel,^{pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand}

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closed

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Sd/- M.OSMAN ALI BAIG ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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//TRUE COPY/'

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s TION OFFICER