ORDER

Pradeep D. Waingankar, J.—These writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 are filed by the petitioners to quash the proceedings in PCR No. 737 of 2016 on the file of IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.

2. Petitioners 1 to 5 are working as Engineers in different Sub-Divisions of PWD. Petitioner 6 is the Managing Director of Aishwarya Infrastructure and Developers.

3. One N.R. Ramesh-respondent 2 filed a complaint before the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru in PCR No. 737 of 2016 against all the petitioners and one Umesh, Executive Engineer. The substance of the allegations made out in the complaint is that the complainant is the social worker; he was a Corporator of Yediyur Constituency; Government had sanctioned Rs. 9 crores and 50 lakhs to carry out 24 works of asphalting of roads and other works pertaining to Ward Nos. 139, 140 and 141 in the year 2014-2015; the work was allocated to KRIDL and Aishwarya Infrastructure and Developers; the contractors of KRIDL and Aishwarya Infrastructure and Developers; without even completing 5% of the work entrusted