O R D E R Dated this the 29^th day of January, 2026 The petitioner is the accused in S.T..No.880/2024 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Otttappalam (Trial Court) which has originated from Crime No.648/2022 registered by the Ottappalam Police Station, Palakkad alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 279 and 338 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 the third respondent, who has executed Annexure 4 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, a