JUDGEMENT

Order :- This Criminal Revision is directed against an order dated 10-7-79 passed by the Judicial Magistrate second class, Panposh refusing to drop the proceedings and discharge the accused in G. R. Case No. 710 of 1976.

2. On 5-6-76, one Nityananda Mohapatra, who is a P. W. D. contractor, lodged a first information report before the Inspector of Police, Rourkela Section (Sector)- 10 Police Station, alleging that in the year 1973 he had incurred some loans from the accused (Petitioner here) on pledge of an Ambassador car, a Kirloskar 5 H. P. Pump-set and some gold ornaments weighing abou 2½ tolas and that although he had repaid the entire loan with interest by May, 1975 the pledged articles were not returned to him and the accused was attempting to convert the same to his own use. The F. I. R. was endorsed by the Inspector of Police to Shri R. K. Mohapatra, Sub-Inspector of Police, who registered a case under Section 406, I. P. C. against the accused and took up investigation. After completion of investigation, he submitted a charge-sheet under Secs. 19, 20 and 21 of the Orissa (Schedule Area) Money-Lenders' Regulation, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Regulation'). Th