ORDER

The petitioner is the 4^th accused in S.T.No.668 of

2016 on the file of the Grama Nyayalaya, Chadayamangalam, which originates from Crime No.1072 of 2011 registered by the Chadayamangalam Police Station, Kollam, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 341, 323 and 427 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code.

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 respondent Nos.2 and 3, who have executed Annexures-A3 and A4 affidavits, affirming the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned Counsel for the second 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 respondents 2 and 3 have no subsisting grievance and do not wish to pursue the prosecution, and have no objection to th