JUDGMENT :

1. Sri Anil K. Tripathi, Advocate has filed his Vakalatnama on behalf of the petitioner, which is taken on record. After arguing at some length he states that he would like the previous counsel Sri Manish Vaish to argue the matter and thus the ‘baton’ of argument has been passed on to Sri Manish Vaish.

2. We fail to understand this tactic on the part of lawyers of changing counsels mid way.

3. Be that as it may, we have heard Sri Manish Vaish, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.

4. Under challenge is the First Information Report (hereinafter referred to as “F.I.R.”) dated 01.03.2026 bearing First Information Report No. 189/2026, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as “I.P.C.”), Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Gonda.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the year 2020, the Executive Officer of the Municipal Corporation, Gonda had lodged a F.I.R. dated 07.12.2020 bearing F.I.R. No. 955/2020, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 409 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Nagar against Vipin Prakash Srivastava (Clerk of Municipal Corporation). After concluding the i