and his business came to be stopped, that when the petitioner had demanded for returning of the said machine, the said Abbas's partner and friend one Annamalai @ Manjamalai had requested to take that machine on rental basis and accordingly, the said Annamalai agreeing to return the machine whenever demanded by the petitioner, had installed the same in his company by paying Rs.50,000/- as advance, that though the said Annamalai has agreed to pay Rs.7,500/- as monthly rent, he has paid only for some months and refused to pay subsequently, that when the petitioner had visited the company of the said Annamalai on 08.07.2023 and demanded to return the machine, the said Annamalai had threatened the petitioner that he would not make any payment, that when the petitioner had informed that he would prefer a police complaint, the said Annamalai had abused the petitioner in filthy language and attacked him and caused criminal intimidation, that though the petitioner has lodged a complaint, no action was taken by the respondent police, that though the petitioner has sent a complaint to the higher police officials, there was no response and that therefore the petitioner was constrained to file the present petition under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. for direction to the respondents to register an FIR and for conducting investigation.
