JUDGMENT :

Mangesh S. Patil, J.

Heard. Rule. The Rule is made returnable forthwith. The learned APP for the respondent no. 1 and learned advocate Mr. M.S. Taur for the respondent no.2 waive service. At the request of both the sides the matter is heard finally at the stage of admission.

2. In this Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India the petitioners are impugning the judgment and order passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhokar in Criminal Revision No.15/2018 dated 23.04.2019.

3. The respondent no.2 filed Miscellaneous Criminal Application No.42/2017 against the petitioners and few other officers who all were at the material time working as Sarpanch, Gram Sevak, Block Development Officer, Clerks, Engineers and Auditors in Panchayat Samiti Umri, Taluka Umri District Nanded. He inter alia alleged that all of them in furtherance of their common intention had misappropriated Government funds which were meant for village development by indulging in forgery. While implementing an employment guarantee scheme some works were undertaken with the use of machines and by preparing a bogus record about the work having been done by engaging laborers and showing so