O R D E R

The petitioners are accused Nos.1 and 2 in S.C.No.307 of 2022 on the file of the Court of the Assistant Sessions Court, Sulthan Bathery, which has originated from Crime No.466 of 2016 registered by the Meenangadi Police Station, Wayanad, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Section 308 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code .

2. The petitioners have 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 petitioners and the 2^nd respondent, who has executed Annexure A6 affidavit, affirming the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned Counsel for the 2^nd respondent.

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 2^nd respondent has no subsisting grievance and does not wish to pursue the prosecution, and has no objection to the procee