This petition is filed seeking quashing of the Private Complaint registered in PCR No.17/2012 lodged by the second respondent herein and consequent referring of the matter u/s.156(3) of Cr.PC for investigation and registration of Crime No.37/2012 by Lokayuktha Police, for the offences punishable under Section 13(1)(b)(d)(I)(II)(III)(e) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and also u/s. 120B, 420, 465, 468 of the IPC.

2. The brief factual matrix as could be seen from the records are that:

The second respondent herein lodged a Private Complaint against the petitioner herein and others claiming himself to be a social worker running an organization by name ‘Nagarika Hakku Horata Samithi”, making allegations that the petitioner herein (A1) is a sitting MLA of Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly Constituency and other accused persons i.e. A2 is his wife, A3 is the son of A1, who is the Corporator of Ward No.73, A4 is the daughter-in-law of A1. It is contended that the petitioner being an MLA and also former Member of Parliament has abused his office and made pecuniary gains and acquired lot of property disproportionate to his known source of income with the active support