O R D E R

The petitioner is the 6^th accused in S.C.No.479 of

2021 on the file of the Assistant Sessions Court, Kannur, which has arisen from Crime No.43 of 2016 registered by the Kannur Town Police Station, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 341, 323, 324, 308 and 506(ii) read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The petitioner has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, 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 petitioner and the 3^rd respondent, who has executed Annexure A5 affidavit, affirming the settlement.

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

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 3^rd respondent has no subsisting grievance and do not wish to pursue the prosecution, and has no objection to the proceedings be