1. By this petition under section 482 Cr. P.C. the petitioner has requested this Court to quash the proceedings pending against him in the Court of the Judicial Magistrate, Shahpura, in Criminal Case No. 47/1974 under S. 193/194 Indian Penal Code for the last more than two decades and thus prevent the abuse of the process of the said Court.

2. The relevant facts, in brief, are that regarding an incident of 'marpit' with him and his brother Ghanshaym on October 26, 1973 at 7.30 P.M. by one Shri Mohan Lal son of Shri Madan Lal, the petitioner had submitted a written report on that day at Police Station, Shahpura whereupon crime No. 176/1973 under Section 324/379 Indian Penal Code was registered. After investigation a report under section 173 Cr. P.C. was submitted on 22.07.1994 by the police against the aforesaid Mohan Lal in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate Shahpura and Criminal Case No. 433/1974 for offences under Section 323/325 Indian Penal Code was registered. In respect of the same incident the petitioner had also filed a private complaint against the aforementioned Mohanlal and seven others in the Court of the same Judicial Magistrate. On the basis of this