O R D E R Dated this the 27^th day of November, 2025 The petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.1087/2023 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Njarakkal ( Trial Court), which has arisen from Crime No.937/2014 registered by the Njarakkal Police Station, Ernakulam alleging the commission of the offence punishable under Section 17 of the Kerala Money Lenders, Act, 1958.

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 third respondent, who has executed Annexure A3 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 third 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 third respondent has no subsisting grievance and does not wish to pursue the prosecution, and