1. Invoking inherent jurisdiction of this Court enshrined under Section 482 Cr.P.C., in all these petitions, accused persons and the complainant have sought redressal of their afflictions with choicest reliefs. While in petitions No.1280/2016, 1281/2016, 1282/2016, 1283/2016, 1284/2016, 1285/2016, 1286/2016, 1287/2016, 1288/2016, 1289/2016, 1290/2016, 1291/2016, 1292/2016, the accused petitioners have craved for quashment of FIRs and further proceedings, the remaining petitions No. 950/2016, 951/2016, 1234/2016, 1624/2016, 1724/2016, 1725/2016, 1726/2016, 1727/2016, at the behest of complainant, in juxtaposition to the petitions of accused persons, a direction is sought against the investigating agency to conduct fair, impartial and expeditious investigation into the FIRs.

2. The bone of contention, in all the FIRs, is precisely founded on implementation of schemes floated under Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (for short, ‘Act’), by those incumbents who are in helm of affairs at various levels under the Panchayati Raj institutions.

3. In all the petitions filed at the behest of accused persons, while impugning FIRs, the petitioners have castigated