JUDGMENT :

SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J.

1. Heard Sri Ratnesh Kant Agnihotri, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Ranjana Agnihotri, the learned counsel for the revisionist and Ms. Charu Singh, the learned A.G.A. for the State.

2. By means of the instant revision filed under Section 397/401 Cr.P.C. the revisionist has assailed the validity of order dated 21.04.2022 passed by the Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/ Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 3, Unnao in Misc. Case No. 1392/2021, whereby, the revisionist's application for discharge under Section 239 Cr.P.C. has been rejected.

3. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that an F.I.R. was lodged on 08.04.1994, stating that the complainants are old members of Sadhan Sahkari Samiti Ltd. They used to take loan for purchasing fertilizers, seeds and cattle from the Samiti and to repay the same. The revisionist was Secretary of Sadhan Sahkari Samiti and he had removed the entire record of the Samiti somewhere around the year 1987. Lock of the Samiti premises was broken open by the Tehsildar but even thereafter, the record was not handed over by the revisionist. Thereafter, the government had announced waiver of the loans. About a month prior to lo