ORDER

Dated this the 09thday of February, 2026The sole accused in S.C.No.732 of 2024 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Court (for the trial of cases relating to Atrocities and Sexual Violence against Women & Children), Ernakulam), arising out of Crime No.1350 of 2023 of North Paravur Police Station, filed his petition underSection 528of theBNSS, 2023, praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offences alleged against the petitioner are underSections 449, 354, 354D(1)(ii), 376, 376(2)(n) and 366A of theIndian Penal CodeandSections 4(1) read with 3(a), 6(1) read with 5(1), 8 read with 7, 10 read with 9(1) and 12 read with 11(iv) of the POCSO Act, 2012.

2. The prosecution case is that the accused, with the intention to satisfy his sexual lust, made friendship with the de facto complainant, aged 17 years, and repeatedly committed penetrative sexual assault upon her, and thereby he is alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. According to the learned Counsel for the petitioner, now the entire dispute between the petitioner and the de facto complainant is settled and the petitioner had already married the de facto complainant and also that t