ORDER

Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2024 This Criminal Miscellaneous Case has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to quash all further proceedings pursuant to Annexure.A1 FIR in Crime No.558/2024 of Rajakkadu Police Station, Idukki. The petitioner herein is the accused in the above case.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor, in admission. Perused the relevant materials available.

3. In this matter, the prosecution case is that, at about 02.00 pm on 08.08.2024, the accused/petitioner herein, who is none other than the son of the defacto complainant, beaten the defacto complainant as an aftermath of a family dispute. It is also alleged that, the accused/petitioner threatened to kill the defacto complainant, hit on her face and kicked on her hands and chest, resulted in fractures on her right hand and ribs. On this premise, the prosecution alleges commission of offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(2) and 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [hereinafter referred as ‘BNS’ for short].

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner argued that, now the matter has been settled an