ORDER

The petitioners are accused Nos. 1 to 5 S.C. No.

1071/2023 of the file of the Special Court for SC/ST (POA) Act, Ernakulam (‘Trial Court’, for short), which has originated from Crime No. 154/2021 registered by the Puthencruze Police Station, Ernakulam Rural, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 143 , 147, 341, 451, 323 and 294(b) read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 (2) (va) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act , 1989.

2. The petitioners have 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 petitioners and the second respondent, who has executed Annexure III affidavit, affirming the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, 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