ORDER

The petitioners are the accused 1 to 5 in Crime No. 630/2024 registered by the Walayar Police Station, Palakkad District, which is registered against the accused persons for allegedly committing the offences punishable under Sections 115 (2), 118(1) and 126(2) read with Section 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (‘the BNS ’ for short), 2023. The case is now pending C.C. No. 805/2024 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Palakkad.

2. The petitioners have approached this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, to quash Annexure A1 FIR, Annexure A2 Final Report and all further proceedings in in the above crime. It is averred in the criminal miscellaneous case that the dispute that led to the registration of the crime has been amicably settled between the petitioners and the second respondent (victim), who has affirmed Annexure A3 affidavit, vouching for the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned Counsel for the second respondent.

4. The learned counsel on either side submits that, with the intervention of relatives and well-wis