ORDER

Dated this the 18^th day of February, 2025

This Criminal Miscellaneous Case has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973, to quash Annexure.A1 and all further proceedings in C.C. No.194/2023 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Mananthavady, arose out of Crime No.80 of 2023 of Mananthavady Police Station, Wayanad. The petitioner herein is the accused in the above case.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor, in detail. Also heard the learned counsel appearing for the defacto complainant/2^nd respondent. Perused the records and relevant materials available.

3. In a nutshell, the prosecution allegation is that, the accused herein committed offences punishable under Sections 323 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code [hereinafter referred as ‘ IPC ’ for short]. The specific case of the prosecution is that, on 25.01.2021 there was a mediation at the ofÏce of a document writer in connection with certain documents procured by the accused, while he was working as a staff in the firm run by the defacto complainant and her husband. The specific allegation is that, while the discussion was going on