O R D E R

The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.1645 of

2020 registered by the Sakthikulangara Police Station, Kollam, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code .

2. The petitioner has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 428 of the Criminal Procedure Code , 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-2 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