CRLP/13292/2026 of Ravula Shravan Kumar Vs The State of Telangana on 30 September 2026

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OFFICE NOTE 30.09.2026 JSR, J I.A.No.1 of 2026 Dispensed with for the present. ______ JSR,J Crl.P.No.13292 of 2026 This criminal petition has been filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 to 3 seeking to quash the proceedings in Crime No.439 of 2026 of AJ Mills Colony Police Station, Warangal for the offences punishable under Sections 329(4), 69 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, 2023. Heard Mr.V.Durga Nageswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 and Ms.V.Jahnavi Vishnu Priya, learned counsel for respondent No.2. Learned counsel for the both parties submitted that at the instance of elders and well wishers the parties have entered into compromise and filed I.A.Nos.2 and 3 of 2026 seeking permission to compound the offences and to record the compromise respectively. Along with the said I.A.s, they have filed a joint memo and sworn affidavit of respondent No.2. Transferred to i/o folder, before corrections, if any

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OFFICE NOTE Learned counsel for respondent No.2 submitted that respondent No.2 does not want to prosecute the proceedings and wants to live a peaceful life. When this Court raised a query as to whether, in heinous offences, the parties are entitled to seek recording of a compromise, particularly in respect of a heinous offences, learned counsel relied upon the principle laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Madhukar and others vs. State of Maharashtra1, wherein it was held that when the victim/de-facto complainant expresses that continuation of the prosecution would cause further disruption to her personal life and that she does not wish to support the charges or pursue the matter further, this Court has the power to record the compromise and to compound the offences. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has not opposed the same. Since the valuable time of both the State and the Court has been consumed, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are ready and willing to pay an amount of Rs.10,000/- to the High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, and an amount of Rs.5,000/- to the Telangana High Court Advocates Association, Hyderabad. In view of the above said submissions made by the respective parties, the petitioners and respondent No.2/de- 1 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 710

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OFFICE NOTE facto complainant are directed to appear before the High Court Legal Services Committee for identification, along with their identity cards, on or before 09.10.2026. Taking into consideration the submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties, the Registry is directed to transmit the case file to the High Court Legal Services Committee immediately. The High Court Legal Services Committee shall in turn submit the report before this Court by the next date of hearing. It is made clear that the petitioners are directed to pay the aforesaid amount immediately upon identification of the parties before the High Court Legal Services Committee. The Registry is directed to post this matter under the caption “For Recording Compromise” after filing a memo showing payment of the aforesaid amounts. This order shall not be treated as a precedent in any other case. _______ JSR, J Vsl/vpt

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