ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in C.C. No. 13/2023 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Androth (‘Trial Court’, for short), which has originated from Crime No. 08/2018 registered by the Kavaratti Police Station, Lakshadweep, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections

447 and 506(ii) 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 third respondent, who has executed Annexure A3 affidavit, affirming the settlement.

3. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Public Prosecutor, and the learned counsel for the third 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 party respondent has no subsisting grievance and does not wish to pursue the prosecution, and has no objection to the pro