O R D E R Dated this the 31^st day of February, 2026 This is a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the accused persons 2 to 6 in Crime No.1597/2023 of Kodungallur Police Station, which is pending as CC. No.1555/2023 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kodungallur. The offences alleged against the petitioner and the co-accused are under Sections 498A , and 354 of IPC .

2. The prosecution case is that the 1^st accused being the husband of the defacto complainant and the other accused being his relatives subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally on the ground of dowry, the 2^nd accused outraged her modesty 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.3 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