ORDER

The petitioners are the accused Nos. 1 to 5 in C.C.No.9/2023 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ranny , which has arisen from Crime No.15/CB/KLM&PTA/R/2020 of 2020 registered by the CBCID Police Station, Pathananmthitta, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 120B , 420, 460, 468, 471 and 477A r/w Section

34 of the Indian Penal Code .

2. The petitioners have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , to quash all further proceedings in the above case. It is asserted that the dispute that led to the registration of the crime has been amicably settled between the petitioners and the respondents 3 and 4, who have executed Annexures A5 and A6 affidavits, affirming the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned Counsel for the respondents 3 and 4.

4. The learned counsel on either side submits that, with the intervention of relatives and well-wishers, the parties have resolved their disputes amicably. The respondents 3 and 4 have no subsisting grievance and do not wish to pursue the pr