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Kowkuntla Amrutha Vs The State of Telangana — Dowry and Cruelty | Telangana HC (2026)

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Kowkuntla Amrutha v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC10 Feb 2026CRLP/8790/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Telangana HC Criminal Petition No. 8790 of 2023, decided 10.02.2026 by Smt. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada. Section 482 CrPC quashing petition by Accused No.3 (Kowkuntla Amrutha) against proceedings in C.C. No. 10097 of 2022, XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad City; offences under Sections 498-A and 406 read with 34 IPC and Sections 4 & 6 Dowry Prohibition Act; complainant/respondent No.2 Koukuntla Nikitha; State of Telangana represented by Additional Public Prosecutor D Arun Kumar; petitioner's counsel Sri K Sai Babu. Earlier application (No. 3182 of 2025, partially legible) on same cause of action ended in compromise (.03.2025); petition dismissed as infructuous with liberty to pursue appropriate remedies; miscellaneous applications closed. No precedents discussed; no monetary quantum.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedies according to law

Why is it important?

Recording the Additional Public Prosecutor's submission that the earlier application on the same cause of action ended in compromise, the Court dismissed the Criminal Petition as infructuous, with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedies according to law ¶35

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedies according to law

Issue for consideration

Whether the Criminal Petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C. No. 10097 of 2022 against the petitioner/Accused No.3 becomes infructuous in view of the compromise of the earlier application filed on the same cause of action

Court's answer

Recording the Additional Public Prosecutor's submission that the earlier application on the same cause of action ended in compromise, the Court dismissed the Criminal Petition as infructuous, with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedies according to law

Ratio / Principle

Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (single Judge, Smt. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada; order dated 10.02.2026) dismissed as infructuous a Criminal Petition under Section 482 CrPC filed by Kowkuntla Amrutha (Accused No.3) seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C. No. 10097 of 2022 on the file of the XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad City, registered for offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 406 read with 34 of IPC (printed '498-4 ... lpC' owing to OCR defect) and Sections 4 & 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dismissal rested solely on the Additional Public Prosecutor's recorded submission that an earlier application (rendered '() l.p.No .3182 ot 2025') filed on the same cause of action had ended in compromise, a copy of which order formed part of the record. The petitioner was left with liberty to avail appropriate remedies according to law, and pending miscellaneous applications were closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8790 OF 2023

BETWEEN:

Kowkuntla Amrutha, Wo. Veera Kondalu, Aged 46 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o. H.No. 13 6-251151141A, Tallagadda, near Mohini Function Hall, Shardhanagar, Asif Nagar. Hyderabad.

..Petitioner/Accused No.3

AND

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

Smt. Koukuntla Nikitha, Wo. Kowkuntla Raju, Aged 27 years, Occ. Housewife, R/o. H.No. 5-'1-38'1 , Lorry Stand, Ranigunj, Mahankali, Secunderabad.

... Res pondents/Com pla ina nt

Petition under Section 482 of cr.P.c praying that in the circumstances stated in the lt/emorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the impugned proceedings in C.C. No. 10097 of 2022, on the file of the XV Additional chief t\iletropolitan lVlagistrate at Hyderabad city, in so far as the petitioner /accused No. 3 is concerned

l.A. NO: 2 OF 2023

Petition under section 482 of cr.P.c praying that in the circumstances stated in the [/lemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim stay of all further proceedings in C.C. No. 10097 of 2022, on the file of the XV Additional Chief lvletropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad City, including arrest, appearance and attendance of the petitioner / Accused No. 3, pending disposal of the above Criminal petition,

This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the fulemorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri K Sai Babu, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri D Arun Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent No.1 and None appeared for the Respondent No.2.

The Court made the following: ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TE LANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTTCE TIRUMALA Erl :Vt EADA

CRIMINAL PETITI ON No.879 Oof20i3 DATE oFO RDER:10 .02.2026

Between

Kowkuntla Amrutha

...Petitioner Accused No.3

AND

The State of Telangana,

rep. by its Public Prosecutor & another

Respondents

ORDER

1' This criminar^petition is fired under Section { i2 of rhe code of Criminal Procedure (for short,^,Cr.p.C) seekirr J to quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused No.3 in ( ;.C.No.100g7 of 2022, on the file of the learned XV Additional Cr ef Metropolitan magistrate at Hyderabad, registered for the offe . ;es punishable under Sections 498-4 and 406 read with 34 of lpC ir rd Sections 4 & 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

When the matter is taken up for hearir 1 , the learned Additional Public prosecutor has submitted that () l.p.No .3182 ot 2025, which was filed on the same cause of actior as that of the present case, was ended in compromise on .03.2025 and

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therefore, basing on the same, the present Criminal petition would become infructuous. A copy of the said order forms part of the record.

Recording the said submission, the Criminal petition is dismissed as infructuous with a riberty to the petitioner to avair appropriate remedies according to law.

4 Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed

SD/- K.AMMAJI D PUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// TION OFFICER

To,

1 The XV Additional Chief lVletropolitan tvlagistrate at bad City

2 The Station House Officer, WpS Begumpet (H yd a ad) Police Station, Hyderabad District.

3 Two CCs to the public prosecutor, High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad lourl

One CC to Sri K Sai Babu, Advocate tOpUCl

Two CD Copies

M/ GNK/PSL

HIGH COURT

DATED: 1010212026

ORDER

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DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL INFRUCTUOUS

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the Criminal Petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C. No. 10097 of 2022 against the petitioner/Accused No.3 becomes infructuous in view of the compromise of the earlier application filed on the same cause of actionmedium confidence¶31
The court held
Recording the Additional Public Prosecutor's submission that the earlier application on the same cause of action ended in compromise, the Court dismissed the Criminal Petition as infructuous, with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedies according to lawratio¶35

Statutes considered

3 provisions across 3 enactments

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Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.)482¶14
Indian Penal Code (IPC)498-A, 406 read with 34¶30
Dowry Prohibition Act4 & 6¶30

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Criminal proceedings in C.C. No. 10097 of 2022, sought to be quashed in so far as the petitioner/Accused No.3 is concerned¶14
XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad City
Prior proceeding
Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that an application rendered in the source as '() l.p.No .3182 ot 2025', filed on the same cause of action as the present case, had ended in compromise on '.03.2025' (day digit illegible)¶31
Prior proceeding
On that basis it was submitted that the present Criminal Petition would become infructuous; a copy of the said order forms part of the record¶34

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Kowkuntla Amrutha¶8
Sri K Sai Babu
respondent
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Telangana, at Hyderabad¶11
Sri D Arun Kumar
respondent
Smt. Koukuntla Nikitha¶12

Coram

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Smt. Justice Tirumala Devi Eadaauthor¶5

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Telangana HC
Decided on: 10 Feb 2026 · February
Registered: 11 Sept 2023
Case no.: CRLP/8790/2023
CNR: HBHC010456192023
Topic: Dowry and Cruelty
Bench: Tirumala Devi Eada
Disposal: DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Case type: Criminal Petition

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Cite this judgement

Kowkuntla Amrutha v. The State of Telangana, CRLP/8790/2023 (TEL), decided on 10 February 2026.

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Statutes3

Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.)482
Indian Penal Code (IPC)498-A, 406 read with 34
Dowry Prohibition Act4 & 6

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Procedural history3

Criminal proceedings in C.C. No. 10097 of 2022, sought to be quashed in so far as the petitioner/Accused No.3 is concernedXV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Hyderabad City
Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that an application rendered in the source as '() l.p.No .3182 ot 2025', filed on the same cause of action as the present case, had ended in compromise on '.03.2025' (day digit illegible)
On that basis it was submitted that the present Criminal Petition would become infructuous; a copy of the said order forms part of the record

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Bench / Coram

Smt. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada

Parties & counsel