O R D E R

The petitioners are accused Nos.1 and 2 in C.C.No.195 of 2023 on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-II, Attingal, which was originally numbered as C.C.No.454 of 2005 and which has arisen from Crime No.125 of 2005 registered by the Kilimanoor Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The petitioners have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of 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 petitioners and the respondents 2 to 4, who have executed Annexures 2 to 4 affidavits, affirming the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned Counsel for the respondents 2 to 4.

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 respondents 2 to 4 have no subsisting grievance and do not wish to pursue the