ORDER

Dated this the 20^th day of February, 2026 The sole accused in S.C.No.165 of 2019 on the file of the Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram, arising out of Crime No.777 of 2016 of Ayiroor Police Station, now pending before the Special Court for SC/ST(PoA), Nedumangad, filed this Crl.M.C under Section 482 of the Cr.PC, praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 323 , 450 and 376 of the IPC and Sections 3 (2)(V) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act , 1989.

2. The prosecution case is that, the accused who is not a member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, after promising to marry the defacto complainant, who is a member of the Scheduled Caste community, took her to various places and committed rape 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 defacto complainant has been settled and therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioner.

4. The 2^nd respondent/defacto complainant also affidavit s