ORDER

This Criminal Miscellaneous case is filed to quash the proceedings in CC No. 161/2015 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Pathanamthitta arising from Crime No. 1899/2014 of Pathanamthitta Police Station. The above case is charge-sheeted against the petitioner alelging offences punishable under Secs. 420, 354, 294(b), 506(i) of the IPC and under Secs.118(d) and 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act (for short 'KP Act').

2. The prosecution case is that the petitioner with the intention to defraud and misappropriate money from the 2^nd respondent entered into a contract with the 2^nd respondent agreeing to do maintenance work in the house of the 2^nd respondent, received payment to the tune of Rs.1,00,000/- on 26.02.2014 and later, refused to abide by the terms of the contract and complete the maintenance work. The 2^nd respondent also alleged that the petitioner had threatened and harassed the 2^nd respondent of dire consequences, when the 2^nd respondent tried to contact the petitioner regarding the pendency of maintenance work. Hence, it is alleged that the accused committed the offences. Annexure-A1 is the first information statement and Annexure-A2 is the final report.