ORDER

Dated this the 30^th day of January, 2026 The petitioner, who is the 1^st accused in S.C.No.1111 of

2025 of the Special Court for SC/ST (POA), Act Cases, Manjeri, filed this Crl.M.C under Section 528 of the BNSS , 2023, praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offences alleged against the petitioner and the co-accused are under Sections 376D , 376(2)(n), 506 and 377 of the Indian Penal Code and various Sections of the SC/ST (POA) Act.

2. According to the learned Counsel for the petitioner, now the entire dispute between the petitioner and the de facto complainant has been settled. Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioner.

3. The petition was opposed by the learned Public Prosecutor.

4. The de facto complainant/3^rd respondent has affidavit stating that the entire dispute between herself and the petitioner has been settled and that, she has no objection in quashing the proceedings against the petitioner. From Annexure A2 judgment, it can be seen that, when the de facto complainant was examined as PW2, she deposed that there was no incident in which she was raped. She also stated that she does not know the 2^nd ac