JUDGMENT

1. By these petitions, the petitioners seek anticipatory bail in FIR No. 504/2021 registered pursuant to the directions of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. under Sections 420 /34/120-B IPC at PS K.N. Katju Marg.

2. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioners contends that the alleged audio recording of the conversation alongwith the status report dated 13th January, 2022 neither mentions the date nor the time of conversation. Further from the short reply of the complainant, it is evident that this alleged conversation filed along-with the status report dated 13th January, 2022 was of 3rd October, 2021 after filing of the complaint on 21st September, 2021 resulting in the registration of the abovenoted FIR.

3. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioners further states that the complainant sold the property to the petitioners on which the investigating officer of P.S. Connaught Place had already issued a letter to the Sub-Registrar, Pargana Magistrate (Sadar), Dehradun, Uttrakhand requesting to maintain status quo as the same was a matter of investigation in FIR Nos.43/2020, 44/2020, 45/2020 and 46/2020 under Sections 419/420/468/471/120B IPC