Judgment

Santosh Hegde, J.—The appellant is the complainant in FIR No. 26 dated 10.2.1998 registered with the Police Station, Majitha in Punjab. In the said complaint he alleged that the respondent herein Jagdish Kumar and some others of M/s Bhalla Kheti Store and the respondent Rakesh Kumar and others of M/s. Bina Khad Store had committed criminal acts punishable under Section 382, 353, 506, 186 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’) when he along with the staff had gone to check the stock register and quality of the goods namely super phosphate sold by them. After registering the case the concerned police authorities were investigating the same. During the pendency of the investigation the accused Jagdish Kumar and Rakesh Kumar named herein above filed two separate Criminal Misc. Petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Code’) before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. When the High Court was seized of the above-criminal misc. petitions, in both the petitions a statement was made on behalf of the State that a decision has been taken by the Government to withdraw the complaint filed in FI