O R D E R Dated this the 24^th day of February, 2026 The accused in CC. No.387/2015, now pending as L.P. No.10/2021 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kalamassery (Crime No.1218/2010 of Kalamassery Police Station), filed this Crl.M.C. under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 498 A of IPC .

2. The prosecution case is that the petitioner being the husband of the defacto complainant, subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally on the ground of dowry and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offence.

3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the entire dispute between the petitioner and the defacto complainant has been settled. Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioner.

4. Though it is alleged that the dispute has been settled between the petitioner and the defacto complainant, the petitioner has not produced the affidavit sworn to by the defacto complainant. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, now the defacto complainant is settled in Banglore and that is why th