O R D E R

The petitioner is the sole accused in C.C.No.458 of

2022 on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kunnamkulam ('Trial Court', in short), which has originated from Crime No.118 of 2022 registered by the Peramangalam Police Station, Thrissur, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 341 , 353, 283, 294(b) and 506(ii) of the Indian Penal Code .

2. The case of the prosecution in the final report, in a nutshell, is that:

On 09.02.2022, at around 11.00 hours, when the Deputy Tahsildar and other officials of the Thrissur Taluk Office went to the house of the petitioner for the purpose of measuring the building to assess the luxury tax, as per the orders of the Tahsildar, the petitioner verbally abused the officials alleging that he was not given prior notice and demanded them to leave his house. Accordingly, he obstructed the officials from discharging their official duties. Furthermore, the petitioner also blocked the car of the officials with his car. He threatened them that he would set fire to the car and struck the vehicle with his hands. Thus, the petitioner has committed the above offences.

3. I have heard the learned cou