ORDER

The petitioner is the defacto complainant in C.C.No.1627/2016 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Aluva, which has arisen from Crime No. 640/2007 registered by the Aluva Police Station, Ernakulam District, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 342, 323, 324 and 506(i) read with Section 34 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 respondents 2 to 5.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned Counsel for the respondents 2 to 5.

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 party respondents have no subsisting grievance and do not wish to pursue the prosecution, and have no objection to the proceedings being quashed.

5. The learned Public Pros