O R D E R

The petitioner is the 3^rd accused in C.C.No.928 of

2022 on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-I, Chavakkad, which has arisen from Crime No.199 of 2019 registered by the Chavakkad Police Station, Thrissur, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 4 06 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Kerala Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2012 .

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 2^nd respondent, who has executed Annexure 3 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 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 2^nd respondent has no subsisting grievance and does not