ORDER :

Criminal Petition No.12835 of 2015 is filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C”) praying to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.302 of 2015 on the file of the Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothapeta, East Godavari District, for the offences under Sections 406, 409, 417, 420 and 471 read with 34 IPC.

Criminal Petition No.8884 of 2015 is filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.3 and 4, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C”) praying to quash the proceedings against them in C.C.No.302 of 2015 pending on the file of the Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothapeta, East Godavari District, for the offences under Sections 406, 409, 417, 420 and 471 read with 34 IPC.

2. Since both the criminal petitions are arising out of C.C.No.302 of 2015 and raising common questions of law, they have been heard together and are being decided by this common order.

3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to as they are arrayed before the trial Court in C.C.No.302 of 2015.

4. The marshalling of facts upon perusal of the comp