The court directed timely proceedings in juvenile cases, balancing settlement interests with the serious nature of alleged offences.

O R D E R Dated this the 3^rd day of February, 2026 A juvenile in conflict with law involved in ST.No.41/2024 pending before the Juvenile Justice Board, Palakkad, arising out of Crime No.1033/2023 of Vadakkancherry Police Station, Palakkad, filed this petition under Section 5 28 of the BNSS praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 3 77 of IPC , Sections 4 r/w 3(a), 6 r/w 5(l), 5(m), 5(n) of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

2. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, now the entire dispute between the petitioner and the defacto complainant is settled. Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioner.

3. The learned Counsel for the 2ndrespondent/defacto complainant also submitted that the dispute between the defacto complainant and the 4. Since the offences involved int his case includesSection 377IPC and , 4, 5, and 6 of the POCSO Act, which are serious and heinous in nature, the prayer for quashing the proceedings against the 5. At this stage, the learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for a direction to the Juvenile Justice Board to dispose of this case in a time bound manner.

6. Considering the entire facts, I am inclined to dispose of this Crl.M.C. with a direction to the Juvenile Justice Board, Palakkad to dispose of ST.No.41/2024, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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