JUDGMENT (ORAL)

All these matters involve identical questions on law and facts and arise out of one and the same First Information Report and hence, they are decided by this common judgment.

2. The present applications have been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashment of the impugned First Information Report bearing C.R. No. I – 52 of 2015 dated 17.07.2015 registered with Bavlu Police Station, Mehsana for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code and all consequential proceedings initiated in pursuance thereof.

2.1 The impugned complaint has been filed against four accused persons. Criminal Misc. Application No.16622 of 2015 has been preferred by original accused Nos.1 & 2, who have purchased the subject land for development; whereas, Criminal Misc. Application No.16623 of 2015 and Criminal Misc. Application No.16625 of 2015 have been preferred by original accused Nos.4 & 3, who are the Advocate-cum-Notary and the Licensed Surveyor respectively.

3. The facts, in a nutshell, are that the agricultural land bearing Survey No. 980 situated in Mouje : Daran, Taluka : Kadi, Distric