K.N. Keshavanarayana, J

(1) In this petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C, the petitioner, who is a practising advocate at Bhalki Taluk IN Bidar district, has sought for quashing the complaint and the FIR IN Crime No.112/2010 of Bhalki Town Police registered on the basis of the complaint lodged by the Deputy Secretary, DPAR, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore.

(2) Few facts relevant are as under:- One Veeranna Sanganna Biradar, resident of Bhatambra Village in Bidar District had filed an application for the grant of pension payable to freedom fighters. Enquiry on the said application had been started on 30.4.2010 before the Deputy Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, DPAR, M.S.Building, Bangalore. On account of the failing health of the applicant as he is aged over 100 years, the applicant could not travel all the way from Bidar to Bangalore, therefore, he sent his son Ramesh Biradar along with the petitioner herein, a practising advocate, to attend the enquiry before the Deputy Secretary at Bangalore. Accordingly, the petitioner and the son of the applicant attended the enquiry before the Deputy Secretary, on 30.4.2010. During the enquiry certain submissions were mad