JUDGMENT

B.R. Sarangi, J. - The petitioner, being accused no.1 in ICC Case No.217 of 2016 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Angul, has filed this application seeking to quash order dated 17.12.2016, by which direction has been given to IIC, Angul Police Station for registration of the case and causing investigation as per the provisions contained in Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C.

2. Brief facts of the case, as revealed from the complaint petition filed by opposite party no.2, as complainant before the Court below, are as follows:-

Opposite party no.2-complainant named and styled as "M/s. Jaydurga Transport" is a proprietorship firm and the owner of heavy earth moving equipment. Petitioner-accused no.1 is the owner of "Hindustan Machinary", a sub-contractor of accused no.2, who is the contractor of Railway authority and was awarded with the contract work of doubling the railway track/earth work from Handapa to Nakchi railway line, along with other contract work. During course of business, petitioner- accused no.1, along with other accused persons, approached opposite party no.2-complainant for supply of its heavy earth moving equipment for construction of doubling railway track wo