JUDGMENT :

Jasti Chelameswar, J.

1. Leave granted in both the SLPs.

Criminal Appeal arising out of SLP (Criminal) No. 9348 of 2013

2. Aggrieved by the judgment and order of the High Court of Meghalaya dated 21.5.2013 in Criminal Petition (SH) No. 68 of 2011, the fourth Respondent therein has preferred the instant appeal.

3. The abovementioned criminal petition was filed by Respondents No. 2 and 3 herein (for short "contesting Respondents/accused") praying in substance to quash the First Information Report (FIR) dated 12.10.2011 in Umiam Police Station Case No. 43(10) of 2011 (G.R. No. 185 of 2011) Under Sections 120-B/418/520 Indian Penal Code.

4. At the outset, we may mention that all the facts are disputed barring the following.

5. That, the Appellant company is engaged in the business of manufacturing ferrosilicon. It appears that pursuant to an agreement between the Appellant company and the contesting Respondents/accused, the Appellant sold a huge quantity of ferrosilicon (the details of which are not available on record) to the contesting Respondents/accused and dispatched four consignments of ferrosilicon valued at Rs. 46,79,890/- out of which the contesting Respondents/accused pai