O R D E R Dated this the 31^st day of February, 2026 This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. , by the 1st accused 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 petitioner, 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 petitioner prayed for quashing all further proceedings against him.

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 als