O R D E R 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 persons 1 and 2 in Crime No.1386/2024 of Manjeri Police Station, Malappuram, which is pending as CC. No.2235/2024 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Manjeri. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 85, 316(2), 3(5) of BNS. 2. The prosecution case is that the 1^st accused being the husband of the defacto complainant and the other accused being his relative subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally on the ground of dowry, misappropriated her gold and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. According to the petitioners, the dispute has been settled with the defacto complainant/victim/ respondent No.2 and she agreed to drop all further proceedings relating to the above dispute. Therefore, the petitioners prayed for quashing all further proceedings against them. 4. The defacto complainant/victim 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 furthe