Research › Search › Judgment

Andhra High Court · body

2025 DIGILAW 722 (AP)

Pula Govradhan Kumar @ Erasala Govardhan Kumar v. State of Andhra Pradesh

2025-06-17

HARINATH N.

body2025
COMMON ORDER : HARINATH.N, J. The instant petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioner/accused, seeking to quash all further proceedings in C.C.No.490 of 2024 on the file of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District. 2. I.A.No.1 of 2025 is filed by the 2 nd respondent/petitioner to permit the petitioner to compound the offences and quash the proceedings against the petitioner/accused in C.C.No.490 of 2024 on the file of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District, for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. I.A.No.2 of 2025 is filed by the 2 nd respondent/petitioner, seeking to record the compromise and quash the proceedings in C.C.No.490 of 2024 on the file of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District, for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent No.1 as well as learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing respondent No.2/State are present. 5. Today, when the matter is taken up, petitioner and the respondent No.1 are present before this Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for respondent No.1 have identified the parties in the open Court. 6. This Court has questioned the respondent No.1 with regard to compromise, and he categorically stated to that extent that he has voluntarily entered into compromise with the petitioner herein. This Court is satisfied with the identification of the parties and voluntariness in arriving at the compromise. 7. Since the parties entered into settlement and compromise, the Criminal Petition is allowed and therefore, the proceedings in C.C.No.490 of 2024 on the file of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District, is hereby quashed. 8. Accordingly, I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2025 and Criminal Petition No.4490 of 2024 are allowed. 9. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.