1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the proceedings in C.C.No.174 of 2016 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tiruppur and to quash the same and also seeking a direction to dispense with the personal appearance of the second petitioner/second accused herein.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the first respondent and the learned counsel for the second respondent.

3. The petitioners herein are the son and the father. The second respondent/defacto complainant has lodged a complaint against the petitioners which culminated into filing of charges under Sections 43, 65, 67 of Information Technology Act r/w Sections 500 & 509 of IPC, insofar as the first accused/first petitioner is concerned and for the offence under Section 506(i) of IPC insofar as the second accused/second petitioner is concerned.

4. The case of the prosecution is that the second respondent is running a business in the name of 'Phoenix Apparels'. The first petitioner had offered to become a partner in the said Phoenix Apparels, owing to which, there arose a dispute between the firs