JUDGMENT

M.S.JAWALKAR,J.

1. Heard Mr. S.S. Kantak, learned Senior Counsel appearing alongwith Mr. Ryan Menezes, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Devidas J. Pangam, learned Advocate General, who appears alongwith Mr. Pravin Faldessai, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent nos. 1 and 2 and Mr. Ashwin D. Bhobe, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no. 3.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith with the consent and at the request of the learned Counsel for the parties.

3. Mr. Faldessai, learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service for the respondent nos. 1 and 2 and Mr. A.D. Bhobe, learned Counsel waives service on behalf of the respondent no. 3.

4. By the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing FIR No. 18/2020 dtd. 5/2/2020, registered at Porvorim Police Station in respect of chargesheet no. 101/2020 and proceedings registered vide C.C. No. 455/S/2020/A before the Court of the learned JMFC, Mapusa.

5. It is the case of the petitioner that in the year 2012, the petitioner was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Goa from Porvorim constituency. In the year 2017, the petitioner again contested the General Elect