B.R. Gavai, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties.

2. We have to deal with this unfortunate case wherein four Judicial Officers of the Maharashtra State judiciary from Yavatmal district, including the Principal District Judge of the said district, have approached this Court praying for quashing and setting aside the first information report for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the Indian penal Code, alleging that they are responsible for the suicide committed by another Judicial Officer.

3. The facts in brief giving rise to the present application are as under :

Applicant no.1 is a senior Judicial Officer and presently posted as the Principal District Judge of Yavatmal district. Applicant no.2 is also in the cadre of Civil Judge, Senior Division and presently working as a Secretary of District Legal Services Authority at Yavatmal. The other three applicants are also working as Civil Judge, Senior Division at Yavatmal. A judicial officer namely Anup Jawalkar was posted at Yavatmal as Civil Judge, Senior Division on 02.08.2014. Subsequently, he was transferred at Darwha within the same distri