ORDER :

Heard Sri.D.L.Ladkhan, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1.

2. This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. with the following prayer:

"To pass an order quashing registration of F.I.R. and compliant by Vidyagiri Police station Dharwad, at Crime No. 251/2022 for offences punishable U/sec. 406, 409, 420 R/w Sec. 34 of IPC and all further proceedings after being registered said crime number on the file of 3rd Additional Civil Judge and CJM, Court Dharwad insofar petitioners/accused No 7, 8, and 10 are concerned."

3. Brief facts of the case are as under:

3.1 In respect of the land that was acquired that of the petitioner, there was compensation paid by the concerned authorities at an earlier point of time. However, it is alleged that the employees of the acquiring authority in collusion with the petitioners herein created duplicate set of documents and whereby they laid a claim again for payment of compensation, which according to the complainant is to the tune of Rs.19 crores. Insofar as petitioners are concerned, a sum of Rs.5 crores has been credited into their account and the petitioners did not notice that it