S.S. Shinde, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith heard with the consent of the parties.

2. This Criminal Writ Petition is filed praying therein for quashing and setting aside the Private Complaint M.A. No. 98/2013 filed before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ahmedpur, District Latur and the First Information Report No.173/2014, which is registered with the Ahmedpur Police Station as per the directions issued by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ahmedpur, Dist. Latur, under Section 156 [3] of Criminal Procedure Code for the offence punishable under Section 464, 465, 472, 420, 120 [3], 193, 203 r/w. 34 of Indian Penal Code to the extent of Petitioners.

3. It is the case of the Petitioners that, Petitioners No.1 and 2 are the persons, who were serving in the Municipal Council, Ahmedpur at the relevant time and petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 are retired from services in the month of February, 2012 and in the Year 2013, respectively. The Petitioner No.3 is still in service on the post of Junior Engineer and Petitioner No.4 has been appointed in the office of Ahmedpur Municipal Council in the Year 2009 and as such at the relevant time of the alleged offence, he was not in th