ORDER :

1. This is a petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.335/2018 pending on the file of the Civil Judge and JMFC, Navalgund against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Section 4(1) read with Section 21 of Mines and Minerals Regulation of Development Act, 1957 (for short the 'MMDR Act') and Rules 3, 32 and 44 of Karnataka Minor Mineral consistent Rule, 1994 (for short 'KMMC Rules').

2. The brief facts of the case are as follows:

One Pradeep Basavantakar, Village Accountant of Navalgund filed a complaint before the respondent police on 09.12.2017. He has alleged in the complaint that on 09.12.2017 at about 12.00 p.m. when he was on duty he received credible information about transportation of soil illegally in a tipper belonging to RNS Company from the land of one Agasar. On receiving such information the complainant informed the same to the PSI and Tahasildar of Navalgund and they along with other staff secured panchas and headed towards spot and when they were at the spot the tipper lorries were loaded with stone powder for the purpose of transportation, and on seeing them the accused persons ran away. Thereafter they e