C.T. Ravi Kumar, J.

1. The petitioner is a Police Officer. He is the accused in CC No. 1432 of 2010 on the files of the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala and he is indicted therein for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b) and 341 of the Indian Penal Code. The first respondent filed Annexure-A1 private complaint which was taken on file and registered as CC No. 1432 of 2010 against the petitioner alleging commission of the aforesaid offences. The gist of the allegations of the first respondent in the complaint is as hereunder:

"On 10/10/2009 he was riding his motor cycle bearing No. KL.32-A-8075 through Cherthala - Alappuzha road from north to south. He stopped the vehicle at X-ray junction to turn right from there to enter into Cherthala - Ernakulam Highway and upon getting green signal at about 12.15 p.m. he proceeded to enter Cherthala - Ernakulam road and then a white coloured Lancer car came ignoring the signal and it almost hit on his vehicle. He challenged the said action and upon seeing the petitioner in the nearby parked police jeep he made an oral complaint against the driver of the said white coloured Lancer car. However, the petitioner le