JUDGMENT

1. This petition is filed under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity "CrPC") to quash the proceedings in Crime No.107 of 2019 of G.Sigadam Police Station, wherein the petitioners are alleged to have committed offence punishable under Ss. 468, 417, 420, 471 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity "IPC").

2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent No.2 filed a private complaint against the petitioners on the file of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Ponduru alleging that there are civil disputes pending between the petitioners and respondent No.2 in Civil Courts; the 1st petitioner is Ex-Sarpanch of the village and 3rd petitioner is her husband; the 2nd petitioner is alleged to be a fictitious person set up by enemies of the respondent No.2; the 2nd petitioner filed O.S.No.1 of 2019 on the file of Family Court, Srikakukalam for the reliefs of "Declaration" and "Recovery of Possession"; the 2nd petitioner who was stranger to the respondent No.2, being instigated by the 3rd petitioner, filed the above suit by forging the Certificate got issued by the Sarpanch i.e., 1st petitioner herein, dtd. 8/3/2017; the Certificate