Judgment

Mr. Harpreet Singh Brar, J.

The petitioners have approached this Court by way of filing the present petition under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter CrPC) for quashing of FIR No. 250 dated 30.11.2016 under Sections 420/120-B of IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Dhuri, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1).

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

2. The brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner had entered into an agreement to sell dated 04.12.2015 with the complainant-respondent No.5 for sale of land measuring 56 kanal 10 marlas situated at village Ali Sher for a consideration of Rs.15,25,000/- per acre (8 kanals). The petitioners namely Jiwan Kumar and Charanjit sons of Ram Pal had received Rs.10 lacs as earnest money on 04.12.2015, thereafter Rs.15 lacs more as earnest money were received by them on 06.04.2016. As such, they had received a total amount of Rs.25 lacs was received by the petitioners from the complainant-Respondent No. 5 and it was settled to get the sale deed executed. On 20.05.2016, the complainant went to the office of Sub Registrar, Lehra to get the sale deed executed along with the remaining expenses of sale deed, stamp papers and witness