( 1. ) THIS is a petition under section 561-A of the Code of criminal Procedure by Sharda Prasad Mishra, Sub Inspector of Police, Jabalpur, praying that the proceedings pending against him before Shri S. N. Tiwari, additional District Magistrate (Executive), Jabalpur in Misc. Cr. C. No. 421 of 69 wherein the learned Additional District Magistrate has issued a show cause notice against the petitioner as to why he should not be convicted and punished for the offence under section 228 of the Penal Code be quashed.

( 2. ) THE facts in brief, giving rise to this petition are, that the District magistrate, Jabalpur, had ordered a magisterial enquiry on 19-8-1969 in regard to an alleged incident of marpit, said to have taken place at the Naudara bridge, on the evening of 18-8-1969, between the petitioner and one Ravi Nanda of jabalpur, which resulted in injuries to the latter, and this enquiry was entrusted by the District Magistrate, Jabalpur, to Shri S. N. Tiwari, Additional District magistrate (Executive), Jabalpur. During the proceedings, the question of of contempt arose and after service of the notice as aforesaid for proceeding against the petitioner for contempt of Court,