1. Petitioner/accused in S.T.C. No. 1032 of 1998 on the file of learned XX Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai has-preferred the petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to quash the, proceedings.

2. The case in brief is as follows:-

The petitioner is the owner of property situated at Villivakkam village measuring about ?’acre and 66 cents bearing S. No. 172/2 and executed a Power of Attorney in favour of Mr.Chirag N Mehar to deal with the property absolutely to apply to authorities for getting-planning permission and to develop the same by constructing residential apartments. She also executed a Development Agreement on 26. 96 with Narendra Properties Limited agreeing for certain terms and conditions. The developer applied to the CMDA and Corporation for planning permission on 296. The CMDA requested the developer to pay the development charges and security deposit and the same was paid. The CMDA requested the developer to gift the OSR area to Corporation of Chennai free of cost. Since the planning permission was delayed for the purpose of executing bank guarantee, the petitioner filed W. P. No. 1367 of 1997 before this Court and by an order dated