O R D E R

The petitioner is the accused in C.C.No. 762/2021 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram District, which has arisen from Crime No. 374/2021 registered by the Melattur Police Station, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Section 393 of the Indian Penal Code .

2. The petitioner has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , 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 second respondent, who has executed an 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 second 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 party 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 P