Heard Sri Ajit Kumar, learned counsel for petitioners, Sri Satyendra Narain Singh, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor as well as Sri Shailendra Kumar Jha, learned counsel, who has appeared on behalf of complainant/opposite party no. 2.

2. Three petitioners have approached this Court invoking its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short “Cr.P.C.”), with a prayer to quash an order dated 03-09-2013 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge – 1st, Barh (hereinafter referred to as ‘Addl. Sessions Judge’) in Sessions Trial No. 1661 of 2007 (arising out of Complaint Case No. 71C of 2006). By the said order, the petition filed on behalf of petitioners under Section 227 of the Cr.P.C., pursuant to order dated 06-10-2010 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13130 of 2009, was dismissed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge.

3. Without going into the details of the case, keeping in view the fact that order impugned is being assailed on technicality, the Court proposes not to discuss the fact in detail. However, fact remains that initially a compliant was filed by opposite party no. 2, vide Complaint Case No. 71C of 2006 arraying three petitioners alongwith o