JUDGMENT - S.B. MHASE, J.:---This criminal writ petition has been filed by the petitioner invoking powers of this Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution and under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requesting this Court to quash and set aside the F.I.R. and the proceedings in Crime No. 247 of 1996 of the Ganeshpeth Police Station, Nagpur, by issuing an appropriate writ, order or direction.

2.The petitioner herein is the District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Buldhana, appointed under section 3 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The Police Station Officer of the Ganeshpeth Police Station, Nagpur, has registered the crime vide Crime No. 247 of 1996 against the petitioner under sections 120-B, 109, 466 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 13(i)(d) read with 13(ii) and 15 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The petitioner was the District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies (City-1), Nagpur, for a period from 1-4-1993 to 16-1-1995. Supporting to him, was Devilal Dhone, the Co-operative Officer, Grade-II, and he was on the said post from 1-4-1993 to 14-6-1995. While they were holding the said posts, the fiv

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