JUDGMENT :

Mr. N.S. Shekhawat J. (Oral): The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the order dated 22.08.2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Court of Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Hodal and the order dated 17.10.2023 (Annexure P-2) passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Palwal, whereby, the proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C. were ordered to be initiated against the petitioners and by invoking the provision of Section 146 Cr.P.C., the Block Development and Panchayat Officer, (for short ‘BDPO’), Hassanpur was appointed as a Receiver of the attached land. The BDPO was further directed to lease out the land in question and to deposit the amount in the bank account of the Panchayat.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that in the present case, on the basis of the complaint moved by Chanderbhan son of Ram Chander and Dev Dutt son of Sh. Surajmal, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Hodal (SDM, Hodal) ordered the initiation of the proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C. against all the Biswedars and cultivators of village Fatesko Nagar @ Faat Nagar, Sub-Tehsil Hassanpur, Tehsil Hodal, District Palwal. As per the Kalendra, p