ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in C.C.No. 3423/2021 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court- 1, Varkala, which has arisen from Crime No.2455/2020 registered by the Varkala Police Station, as against the petitioner alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code .

2. The petitioner has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of the 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 petitioner and the 2^nd respondent, who has executed Annexure 2 a affirming 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 submits that, with the intervention of relatives and well-wishers, the parties have resolved their disputes amicably. The respondent has no subsisting grievance and do not wish to pursue the prosecution, and has no objection to the proceedings being quashed.

5. The learned Public Prosecutor, on