Rajbir Sehrawat, J.

This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed for quashing of FIR No.1146 dated 10.11.2012 registered under Sections 323, 420, 452, 467, 468, 471, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'the IPC'), at Police Station Civil Lines, Karnal, District Kanal; along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that complainant-Om Singh filed an application under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. before the concerned Magistrate for directing the police to register and investigate his complaint. Accordingly, the above said FIR has been registered.

3. As per the allegations in the FIR, the complainant and his brother-Shyam Singh, the petitioner No.1, were having joint business, being members of the joint family. The properties happened to be joint. They also decided to run the business of manufacturing and selling the agricultural implements and for that purpose, one partnership firm with the name of M/s Shri Om Agricultural Implements, Hansi Road, Karnal was created by them. In this firm, the complainant and Shyam Singh, both were the partners. To star