JUDGMENT

K. Natarajan, J. - Learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice for the respondent No.1-State.

2. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, issuance of notice to respondent No.2 is dispensed with.

3. This petition is filed by the petitioner-accused under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing the criminal proceedings based upon the PCR No.167/2014, now pending in C.C.No.2251/2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 408, 415, 420 of IPC.

4. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioner and learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent No.1-State.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there was a theft in Maramma Temple and on the complaint lodged by one Shankarmurthy, the Police registered a FIR in Crime No.58/2014 for the offence punishable under Sections 457 and 380 of IPC and the matter is said to be under investigation and at the same time, respondent No.2-Gurumalappa filed a private complaint under Section 200 of Cr.P.C. against this petitioner seeking cognizance for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 408, 415, 420 of IPC alleging that this petitioner is said to be the Archaka (priest) of the temple.