JUDGMENT :

Heard the parties through video conferencing.

2. This petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of the Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to quash the F.I.R. bearing A.C.B P.S. Case No.09 of 2021 dated 03.11.2021 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 13 (1) (a) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 pending in the court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ranchi wherein it has inter alia been alleged that by way of cheating and fraudulent documents, the petitioners have acquired the right, title, interest and possession of the land belonging to the persons of Scheduled Tribe community.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners, in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused public servants have committed cheating, forgery and also the offences under the penal provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by making fraudulent persons to be the claimant of the ownership of the land of a member of Scheduled Tribe and created forged documents with the help of sai