ORDER :

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the proceedings pending in C.C.No.224 of 2016 before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Third Court, Davangere City initiated against the petitioner for offences punishable under Sections 465, 468 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present criminal petition, as borne out from the pleadings, are as follows:

The petitioner is accused No.3 in the proceedings in C.C.No.224 of 2014. The Tahsildar of Davangere registers a complaint against one Sri K.H.Channabasappa alleging that the said Sri K.H. Channabasappa had applied for a certificate of alienation of lands in respect of Sy.No.118/2A., 2B, and 113/3 of Nituvalli village and Sy.No.110/3F of Anekonda Village.

Though there was no order of conversion issued in favour of Sri K.H. Channabasappa, the accused created an order of conversion and had stolen an unsigned endorsement dated 4-01-2010 and consequently executed a registered sale deed on 20-02-2010. Based upon the aforesaid allegations, the Tahsildar registers a complaint before the jurisdictional Police. An FIR was registered based upon the said complaint in Crime No.44 of 2010