ORDER

The petitioner is the fifth accused in S.C. No.

658/2025 on the file of the Sessions Court, Kollam (‘Trial Court’, for short), which has originated from Crime No. 238/2024 registered by the Eravipuram Police Station, Kollam District, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 143 , 147, 148, 294(b), 324 and 307, 323 and 506 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code .

2. The petitioner has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, to quash all further proceedings in the above case. It is asserted that the dispute that led to the registration of the crime has been amicably settled between the petitioner and the respondents 3 and 4, who have executed Annexures 3 and 4 affidavits, affirming the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned counsel for the respondents 3 and 4.

4. The learned counsel on either side submits that, with the intervention of relatives and well-wishers, the parties have resolved their disputes amicably. The party respondents have no subsisting grievance and do not wish to purs