ORDER :

This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying this Court to quash the FIR dated 12.05.2020 in Crime No.64/2020 registered by the first respondent-police based on the statement of respondent No.3 dated 07.05.2020 on the file of 31st Additional CMM Court, Nrupathunga Road, Bengaluru City.

2. The factual matrix of the case is that this petitioner was working as the Assistant Commissioner of Police, in the Central Crime Branch (‘CCB’ for short), Bengaluru City. He was a Supervisory Officer of the Economic Offences Wing in the CCB. A case is registered against this petitioner, based on the statement dated 07.05.2020 of one Adil Azeez, who is respondent No.3 herein. In the statement, he has stated that he is the distributor of ITC Company Cigarettes. Due to Covid-19 Pandemic, the Government had declared lockdown in the month of March and April, 2020. He was having 100 employees, who used to supply cigarettes in the cycle and grocery items to different shops and due to lockdown, the employees were facing difficulties. Hence, in April, 2020 he contacted one Sri Babu Rajendra Prasad explaining the difficulties faced by his employees. The said Babu Rajendra Prasad told hi