ORDER

Dated this the 29^th day of January, 2026 This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. , by the accused in Crime No.730/2023 of Sreekandapuram Police Station, which is pending as CC. No.2835/2023 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Taliparamba. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 498A , 341,323, 506 and 294(b) IPC .

2. The prosecution case is that the accused being the husband of the defacto complainant subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally on the ground of dowry, voluntarily caused hurt to her, intimidated her, abused her in filthy words and thereby he is alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. According to the petitioner, the dispute has been amicably settled with the defacto complainant and that she had agreed to drop all further proceedings relating to the above dispute. Therefore, the petitioner prayed for quashing all further proceedings against him.

4. The Defacto complainant filed affidavit endorsing the averments in the Criminal MC. According to her, the case has been amicably settled and that she does not intend to proceed with the case and also that further proceedings in the case