ORDER

The petitioner is the sole accused in SC No.1921/2025 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Court (Atrocities and Sexual Violence against Women and Children), Thiruvananthapuram, arising from Crime No.880/2024 of Kazhakkuttom Police Station. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 354B , 376 and 376 (2)

(n) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 .

2. The prosecution case is that the accused after promising to marry the defacto complainant, committed rape upon her during the period from January, 2022 to 17.06.2023 and thereafter he failed to marry her.

3. According to the learned counsel, now the matter has been settled with the defacto complainant and therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioner.

4. The learned counsel for the 2^nd respondent also submitted that the matter has been settled between the petitioner and the defacto complainant and therefore, he also prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioner.

5. On a perusal of the F.I Statement, it can be seen that the petitioner and the defacto complainant were in love affair for more than 2 ½ years before the date of the alleged incident. Ac