K.L. WADANE, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this application is taken up for final disposal.

2. This application is filed by the applicant under the provisions of section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for relief of quashing of first information report registered vide M.A.No. 1/2007 with Soygaon police station for the offences punishable under section 166, 167, 193, 465, 468, 471 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Heard Mr. N.S. Ghanekar, learned counsel for applicant, Mr. Nerlikar, learned APP for the respondent/State and Mr. P.B. Patil, learned counsel for respondent No. 2.

4. The respondent No. 2 herein filed a complaint in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Soygaon, bearing Criminal Case No. 82/2007 against five accused persons including applicant, Tahsildar, Nayab Tahsildar, Talathi and one Khemraj Jadhav. It is alleged by the respondent No. 2/original complainant that accused No. 1 Khemraj is having land gat No. 208 admeasuring 8-H 30-R situated at Palshi Tq. Soygaon. It is further alleged that the respondent No. 2/complainant has purchased 1-H 20-R land out of 8-H 30-R land from accused No.