JUDGMENT

1. This Criminal Petition is filed under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Code (for short 'Cr.P.C.,') by the petitioners, who are arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 4, praying this Court to quash the proceedings in F.I.R.No.396 of 2023 on the file of the Station House Officer, Patancheru Police Station, alleged for the offences under Ss. 406, 420 r/w Sec. 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC').

2. Heard Sri S.Ashok Anand Kumar, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri Jaggari Manikanta Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri S.Ganesh, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1-State and Sri A.Ravinder Reddy, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri Jella Srikanth, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

3. Brief facts of the case are that on 7/6/2023, the complainant - Sri S.Prakash, Managing Partner of Anmol Developers lodged a complaint alleging that while he was engaged in the business of Real Estate and during the course of the said business, he came across Mr.Nayakwadi Gopala Krishna, who revealed his interest in Real Estate and represented that he and his family members are absolute owners and possessors of the a