ORDER

The petitioners are accused Nos. 1 to 3 in C.C.No.

746/2020 on the file of the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Attingal (‘Trial Court’, for short), which has originated from Crime No. 267/2019 registered by the Kadinamkulam Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram District, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 447 , 341, 294(b), 323 and 324 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 third respondent, who has executed Annexure A-3 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 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 an