ORDER :

S.Vishwajith Shetty, J.

Petitioner is before this Court with a prayer to quash the entire proceedings in Special S.C. No.45 of 2024 pending before the Court of II Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Dharwad arising out of Crime No.42 of 2024 registered by APMC Navanagar Police Station, Hubballi for offences punishable under Sections 376 , 504, 506 of IPC, Section 6 of POCSO Act and Sections 3(2)(v), 3(1)(r)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for respondent No.2 jointly submit that dispute between the parties has been amicably settled at the intervention of elders and well wishers of both the parties. The parents and elders of both the parties have decided to perform the marriage of the petitioner with the victim girl, who is now a major. They submit that petitioner is now aged 20 years 4 months and immediately after he attains the age of 21 years, the marriage of the petitioner and the victim will be performed and registered before the Jurisdictional Registrar of Marriages. They submit that parties are before