To quash or not quash a particular FIR is once again confronting this Court in this criminal petition filed by the petitioners U/s 482 CrPC.

2. To appreciate the controversy, I may straightaway proceed to bring out the salient features of the case as pleaded by the petitioners. The petitioner No.1 is a society registered under the Travancore Cochin, Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 whereas the petitioner Nos.2-4 are its office bearers. The Amtali Police Station registered FIR No.221/2013 against the petitioner for the offences punishable U/s 467/468/471/420/406/409/120-B IPC. The case of the prosecution is that in the year 2004, the petitioners had approached the State government offering to establish a Medical College and Hospital in Tripura by showing their experience in the field of medical education. On granting permission an agreement dated 7-10-2004 was signed between the State Government and the petitioners for establishing a medical college and hospital on public private partnership model. The State Government accordingly granted a lease of 49.86 acres of land at Agartala for a period of 99 years for setting up the medica