JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. J. Jini, learned counsel for the petitioners. And also heard Ms. T. Jini, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State of Arunachal Pradesh.

2. This is an application jointly filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 praying for quashment of the criminal proceedings in GR Case No.21/2020, under Sections 409/471/468/420/34 of the IPC, 1860, pending before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aalo, on the basis of the settlement arrived at amongst the parties.

3. The prosecution case emanates from the complaint dated 21.02.2020 filed by the petitioner No.1 before the Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Aalo, stating that pursuant to the NIT dated 04.11.2019, the petitioner No.1 and the petitioner No.2 had participated in the tender process for construction of Taru MIP at Kombo village (West Siang) by submitting their bid documents. It is alleged that the petitioner No.2 had submitted a copy of the forged affidavit with regard to the legal status of the bidders by changing the date of issue of the non-judicial stamp paper. The non-judicial stamp paper on which the affidavit for legal status of the bidders was actually issued on 12.12.2019, an