The petitioner (M.A. Raza & Mohammad Ali Raza - in Crl.M.P.No.2514 of 1987) is the Managing partner of “Manashila Plastic Industries” situated at No.43. Mambalam High Road. There came into existence three agreements dated 212. 1983, 4. 1984 and 25. 1984 between the petitioner as Managing partner of the aforesaid plastic Industries and M/s.Interfirst Investment (P) Ltd., represented by its Chief Manager, V.Paramasivam, the second respondent herein, whereby certain machineries belonging to the second respondent were hired out to the petitioner on payment of certain monthly instalments for a period of two years. The said agreements further provided that the said machineries and equipments had to be installed at 48 Mambalam High Road and they should not be removed without the written consent of the second respondent and the machineries were to be returned to the second respondent after the expiry of 24 months. The petitioner, in violation of the specific directions contained in the said three agreements clandestinely removed and shifted the machineries to No.11, Meeran Labbai Street, by vacating the premises No.48, Mambalam High Road and did not return the machineries despite