ORDER :

The petitioners are accused in C.C.No.820/2022 on the file of Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Navalgund. The respondent is complainant in the said case. The respondent has filed complaint in P.C.No.116/2021 alleging that petitioners have committed the offence punishable under Section 500 of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred as ‘IPC’ for brevity). Seeking to quash the same, petitioners have come up before this Court with this petition.

2. The facts of the case would be as follows;

The respondent is one of the daughter of Smt. Fakkiravva W/o Huchchappa Lakkanavar. The respondent, her two sisters and mother filed a suit in O.S.No.132/2016 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Navalgund seeking the relief of declaration that the sale deed dated 22.02.2016 executed by Huchchappa Lakkanavar in favour of 2nd petitioner Sri. Manojkumar in respect of property bearing Sy.No.379 measuring 23-Acres 13-Guntas of Navalgund village is void ab-initio and to declare that they are the absolute owners in possession of suit schedule ‘B’ properties. The said suit is filed claiming that they are the legal heirs of Huchchappa Lakkannavar. The petitioners who were defendant Nos.1 and 2 in the said suit