ORDER :

1. These are Criminal Miscellaneous Cases filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, seeking to quash S.T. Nos. 20 of 2019 and 14 of 2019 respectively, pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court, Kunnamangalam. Since parties are same and contentions are common, both these matters were heard together and are disposed of by this common order.

2. In S.T. No. 20 of 2019 subject matter is a complaint preferred by the 2nd respondent alleging offence under Section 24 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, hereinafter referred to as the Act, where the following allegations are raised against the petitioners who are the Director and the General Manager respectively of Sarovar Hotel Pvt. Ltd. which is employed in hospitality industry:

(i) Register of persons employed has not been maintained and not kept at the site office or at any other place within a radius of 3 kms from the workplace in breach of Rule 75 of the Central Rules.

(ii) Muster Roll in Form-XVI, Register of Wages in Form-XVII, Register of deduction for damage and loss in Form-XX, Register of fine in Form-XXI, Register of Advance in Form-XXII, Register of Overtime in Form-