ORDER

Dated this the 31^st day of January, 2026 The 2^nd accused in Crime No. 411 of 2025 of the Palarivattom police station filed this petition under Section 528 of the BNSS , praying for quashing all further proceedings against her. The offences alleged against the petitioner and the co-accused are under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 115(2), 118(1) and 3(5) of the BNS.

2. The prosecution case is that the 1^st accused, being the husband of the defacto complainant, subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally on the ground of dowry and that on 05.06.2025 at about 8.00 p.m., the accused persons jointly assaulted the defacto complainant when she questioned about the illicit relationship between the accused persons.

3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the entire dispute between the 1^st accused and the defacto complainant were settled and accordingly as per order of this Court in Crl.M.C No. 10235 of 2025 dated 15.12.2025, this Court quashed the proceedings as against the 1^st accused. Therefore, the learned counsel prayed for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner/2^nd accused also.

4. The petition was strongly opposed by the learned counsel fo