O R D E R

Dated this the 26^th day of February, 2026 The petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.1079/2022 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kayamkulam, which has arisen from Crime No.449/2022 registered by the Vallikunnam Police Station, Alappuzha, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 294 (b), 323, 324, 326 and 452 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 2^nd respondent, who has executed Annexure-3 affidavit, affirming the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Senior 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 prosecutio