ORDER :

Rule returnable forthwith. Learned APP waives service of rule for the respondent-State.

1. By way of this application under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., the applicant Jayantilal Chauhan–accused no.17 of Criminal Case No.64341 of 2017, has prayed for quashing of the criminal proceedings.

2. Pursuant to the FIR bearing C.R.No.I-347 of 2011, registered with Navrangpura Police Station for the offence punishable under Sections 408, 409, 418, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 474, 120B and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, the investigating officer has filed the chargesheet which has been culminated into aforesaid criminal case. In the said criminal proceedings, 31 persons have been arraigned as accused.

3. The applicant namely Jayantilal Chauhan being a Lower Division Clerk of the office of Official Liquidator has been arraigned as accused no.17 in the alleged offence.

4. Brief facts giving rise to file present quashing application are that, the applicant was initially appointed as Lower Division Clerk and was posted at Mumbai on 15.03.2005 and thereafter, he was transferred to Ahmedabad on 31.05.2006. The respondent no.2-Mansukh Devjibhai Parmar who was exemployee of Calico Printing Ltd., vide it