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This Crl.M.C. has been preferred to quash Annexure-AI Final Report in C.C.No.1584/2020 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Hosdurg on the ground of settlement between the parties.

2. Altogether, there are eight accused. The petitioner is the accused No.4. The 2nd respondent is the de facto complainant. The 3rd respondent is the injured and the 4th respondent is the mother of the injured/CW3.

3. The offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 143, 147, 148, 506(ii), 294(b), 323, 324, 427, 452 and 498A read with Section 149 of the IPC and Section 23 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.

4. The respondent Nos.2 to 4 entered appearance through counsel. Affidavits sworn in by them are produced as Annexures-AII, AIII and AIV.

5. I have heard Sri.P.K.Subhash, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri.Sreehari Indukaladharan, the learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4 and Smt.T.V.Neema, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor for the respondent No.1.

6. The averments in the petition as well as the affidavit sworn in by the 2nd respondent would show that the entire dispute between the accused No.4 with the de facto complain