RANJAN GOGOI, N.V.RAMANA
Surendra Nath Pandey – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
ORDER
Leave granted.
2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 29th June, 2012 of the High Court of Patna passed in Crl. Misc. No.31533 of 2008 by which the High Court refused to quash the criminal proceedings against the appellants under Sections 403/406/420/467/471/389 read with Section 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3. We have heard the learned counsels for the parties.
4. The High Court by the impugned judgment has refused to quash the First Information Report (FIR) on the ground that the same prima facie discloses commission of the offences alleged against the appellants who are the panel advocates of the Bank. A reading of the FIR would go to show that the allegations levelled against the appellants is that as panel advocates they had furnished false Search Report/NEC/legal opinion with regard to the properties/land documents in order to cheat the Bank and to facilitate obtaining of loan by the concerned persons. On investigation of the FIR, a charge-sheet has been submitted, a copy of which is enclosed to the present Appeal Paper Book. A reading of the charge-sheet does not refer to any specific finding of investigation.
5. Taking into account the contents o
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