1. This is a petition under S. 561-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing the orders dated May 11, 1965, passed by Magistrate 1st Class, Delhi directing the issue of process to compel the appearance of the petitioners as accused under Sections 447, 379, 427, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. A prayer for revision (under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) of the order of the trial court dated December 6, 1965, refusing to discharge the petitioners under Section 253(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which orders have been upheld in revision by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi, on March 1, 1966, has also been added to the petition.

2. The criminal proceedings are an outcome of a dispute between Mahant Santokh Dass, who claims to be an occupancy tenant of the entire land comprised in Khasra No. 129, Civil Station, Delhi, on the one hand and the Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Sis Ganj, Chandni Chowk, Delhi, who claim to be the owners of that property, on the other hand. Gurdial Singh, Santokh Singh and Tara Singh petitioners have been brought into the picture as they are respectively the Manager, Secretary and Sewadar of the Gurdwara Prabandhak C