ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.429/2022 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Attingal, which arises out of the Crime No.340/2022 registered by the Attingal Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 341, 323, 324 and 283 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The petitioner has approached this Court under Section482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to quash Annexure A-1 Final Report and all further proceedings in C.C.No.429/2022. 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 petitioner and the 2^nd respondent who has affirmed Annexure A-2 affidavit, vouching for the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned Counsel for the 2^nd respondent.

4. The learned counsel on either side submit that, with the intervention of relatives and well-wishers, the parties have resolved their differences amicably. The 2^nd respondent is no longer desirous of pursuing the prosecution and has no objection in the proceedings being quashed.

5. The