The petitioner in both these revision petitions is the accused in Crime No. 708 of 1971 of the Cantonment Police Station Trivandrum. As against the petitioner and another person the 1st respondent laid a complaint before the District Magistrate, Trivandrum, on 22-9-1971, alleging offences under Section 406, 419, 420, 465, 468 and 471 I.P.C. in respect of KLV 1303, an Ambassador Sedan car. The allegation was that the 3rd respondent S. Vasumathi, registered owner, sold the care on 19-12-1968 to one Remla Beevi. who was the mother-in-law of the petitioner and sister of the 1st respondent, that she in her turn sold the same on 2-6-1969 to the 1st respondent and that Remla Beevi and the 1st respondent jointly entrusted the car to the petitioner on 15-7-1969 for this use with the direction by the 1st respondent that he should return to car to him whenever called upon to do so. But in spite of the demand, it is alleged that the petitioner did not return the car. Hence the 1st respondent filed the complaint alleging offences under various counts.

2. The District Magistrate sent the complaint to the Sub-Inspector of Police for investigation under Section 155(3) Cr.P.C. During th