JUDGMENT :

Alok Kumar Verma, J.

The applicant – accused Ravindra Brahamchari has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short, “Code”) to quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.518 of 2020, “State vs. Ravindra Brahamchari”, pending before the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Narendra Nagar, District Tehri Garhwal.

2. The case of the prosecution is that Sachcha Vedic Sansthan was formed in the year, 1973. The patron of the said Sansthan was Swami Hansraj. The said Sansthan was registered on 08.07.1981 in the office of the Registrar, Firms and Chit Funds, Dehradun. Swami Hansraj died on 23.10.2011. On 07.11.2011, at the time of Sodashi, the present applicant – Ravindra Brahamchari, who was removed from the post of the driver of the Sansthan, produced a will stating that Maharaj ji had declared him as his heir and custodian of his property. In relation to the said forged will, an FIR was lodged against the applicant at Muni-Ki-Reti police station, which was registered under Sections 420, 467, 468 and Section 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short, “IPC”) and two civil suits were filed against him with the