JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to call for the records in C.C.No.182 of 2013, on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Pollachi and quash the same against the petitioner.)

1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to quash C.C.No.182 of 2013, now pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Pollachi.

2. The petitioner is the second accused. It must be mentioned that even though notice had been directed to the second respondent/defacto complainant and a learned Counsel had also entered appearance, there was consistently no appearance on behalf of the second respondent. This Court had granted more than sufficient opportunity for appearance on behalf of the second respondent. However, since the complaint, which had been given by the second respondent, had been, subsequently, enquired into, on registration of the First Information Report by the first respondent and report had also been filed, which had been taken cognizance by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Pollachi and the first respondent is represented by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, I hold that I can p