ORDER :

Crl.P.No.9349/2022 filed by petitioner/accused No.4 and other four petitions Crl.P.Nos.9354/2022, 9312/2022, 9365/2022 and 9486/2022 are filed by accused Nos.8 to 11 respectively under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing the PCR.No.57/2022 and to quash the FIR in Crime No.73/2022 registered by the Channapatna East Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 211, 220, 417, 420 506 342, 347, 348 read with Section 34 of IPC pending on the file of I Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Channapatna, Ramanagara District.

2. Heard the arguments of the learned counsel for petitioner in all 5 cases, learned HCGP for the State and learned counsel for respondent No.2/defacto complainant.

3. The case of the petitioners are that respondent No.2 defacto-complainant filed a private complaint under Section 200 of Cr.P.C. and the same is registered as PCR No.57/2022 and got it referred to the police station for the investigation under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C., in turn the Channapatna East Police registered FIR against the petitioners and others for the offence punishable as per the aforementioned Sections. It is alleged by the defacto-complainant that on 04.11.2020 the petitioner/ac