( 1 ) HEARD Ms. S. Raju, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. S. V. Raju and Mr. A. J. Desai, ld. APP, appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.

( 2 ) BY invoking jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner has approached this Court for quashing the FIR/complaint being C. R. No. I-144 of 1997, registered with Dahod Police Town Station on 13th August, 1997, for the offences punishable under Sections 166, 167, 193, 342, 465 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code. The orig. complainant is one Mr. Manoj Agarwal, District Superintendent of Police (DSP), Panchmahalts District. The petitioner on the day of the complaint was serving with the State of Gujarat through Police Department and he was Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy. S. P. ). Prior to his posting in the Panchmahals District, he has served in various parts of the State. It is submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in the crime in question though according to the petitioner, he is not involved in the alleged offence. In paras:3 to 7 of the petition, the petitioner has described the incident and other details leading to filing of the complaint in ques