JUDGMENT - S.S. PARKAR, J.:---The petitioner who is an Advocate has filed the present petition for quashing of Criminal Case No. 2798/P of 1994 pending in the Court of 44th Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri, Bombay for offences punishable under sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 read with section 114 of Indian Penal Code registered under C.R. No. 927 of 1986 by the D.N. Nagar Police Station.

2. The brief facts, leading to the filing of this petition for quashing the proceedings, arise in the following circumstances :

The State Bank of India, Jogeshwari (West), Bombay branch filed a complaint on 8-10-86 against one Kishore Vinayak Bidaye for the offence of forgery and using forged documents to induce the Bank to part with the cash amount of Rs. 5,50,000/-. The said Kishore Vinayak Bidaye is shown as accused No. 1 in the complaint. The name of the present petitioner was added subsequently on the basis of the investigation made by the police after recording statement of Chintaman Vishwanath Panshikar. As per the complaint accused No. 1 opened an account with the State Bank of India, Jogeshwari with the help of introduction by the Bank officer by name R.D. Punde. He had deposited three chequ

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