Complainant is the appellant. C.C. No. 186 of 1985 is a private complaint filed by him before the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Tellicherry against the two respondents for an offence punishable under S. 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Both the accused were acquitted by the Magistrate.

2. The case of the appellant is that on account of the deceit and the fraudulent or dishonest inducement of both the respondents, he was made to part with Rs. 35,000/- in their favour on the assurance that N.O.C., visa, job and other facilities will be arranged for him in some Gulf Countries.

3. The first respondent is running a travel and recruiting agency under the name "M/s United Enterprises". The head office is at Bombay and branch office is there at Tellicherry. Second accused is the employee of the first accused in the office at Tellicherry. On getting information, the appellant approached the accused and he was asked to go over to Bombay to meet the first accused. First accused was informed of his desire to go on employment to Gulf Countries. He promised to arrange everything and the appellant was got interviewed at the intervention of the first accused by one Mathew. Thereafter