ORDER

This petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in S.T.C.No.934 of 2020, on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Attur, Salem District, registered in Crime No.171 of 2020, for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323, 506(i) of IPC, as against the petitioner.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was running a Milk Company in the name and style of Arputha Milk Product Cilling Centre at Thalaivasal. The 2nd respondent was working in the petitioner's Milk Company as Supervisor for the past six years. During the course of the business, the petitioner facing loss hence, the 2nd respondent helped him by giving cash and 21 sovereigns of gold jewels to the petitioner. Thereafter, the petitioner resigned his job and doing real estate business. While that been so, the 2nd respondent approached the petitioner to return back his cash and jewels, but the petitioner did not returned the same. On 03.03.2020 at about 04.00 p.m., when the 2nd respondent asked the petitioner to return the jewels and cash, the petitioner scolded him with filthy language and assaulted him and threatened him. Hence, the 2nd respondent escaped from there and went to his