Settlement between parties can lead to quashing of criminal proceedings for non-heinous offences.

ORDER

Dated this the 29^th day of January, 2026 The petitioners who are the victims in Crime No. 791 of 2022 of Kozhikode Town Police Station, which is pending as C.C No. 1131 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Kozhikode. They filed this petition under Section 528 of the B.N.S.S praying for quashing all further proceedings against the accused persons, namely respondents 2 to 7. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 143 , 147, 341, 323, 324, 506, 149 of the IPC .

2. The prosecution case is that on 01.12.2022 at about

11.15 p.m., the accused persons formed themselves into an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of their common object, they wrongfully restrained CWs1 to 4 and voluntarily caused hurt to CW1. According to the petitioners, now the entire dispute between the petitioners and the accused persons has been settled. Therefore, they prayed for quashing all further proceedings against respondents 2 and 7.

3. The learned Public Prosecutor upon instructions submitted that, the petitioners confirmed the factum of settlement to the SHO when he contacted them.

4. Considering the fact that the dispute between the petitioners and the accused persons has already been settled and the offences involved are not heinous or serious in nature, I am inclined to allow this Crl.M.C.

In the result, this Crl.M.C is allowed. All further proceedings against the respondents 2 to 7 in Crime No. 791 of 2022 of Kozhikode Town Police Station, which is pending as C.C No. 1131 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Kozhikode, is quashed.

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