ORDER :

1. The petitioner herein seeks quashment of FIR registered against him in Crime No.138/2020 at Police Station Pali, Distt. Korba for offences punishable under Sections 186, 188, 269 and 270 of the IPC read with Section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (hereinafter called as 'the Act of 1897') on the following factual backdrop :-

(2.1) That, two complainants namely, (1) Mr. Gajendra Kumar Pandey and (2) Mr. Surendra Dubey filed written complaint to Police Station-Pali stating inter-alia that on 12.6.2020 at 4.20 p.m. when the Judicial Magistrate, Pali was on remand duty, the petitioner without wearing a mask entered in the Court room and spoke in high pitch with the Presiding Officer and that is usual practice by the petitioner herein and that violates the guidelines issued by the Central Government and the State Government for preventing the corona virus/COVID-19 disease though he was warned of his objectionable behaviour, but did not rectify his behaviour and thereby contributing to spread of corona virus, as such, appropriate action be taken against the petitioner and consequently, the said police station has registered the aforesaid offences against the petitioner, whi