JUDGMENT

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01. During pendency of the petition, petitioner No. 1 died and he was deleted from the array of respondents in terms of order dated 07.12.2021.

02. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioners under Section 561-A Cr.P.C(now section 482 Cr. P.C) for quashing the FIR No. 42/2015 dated 24.08.2015 registered with respondent No. 1 for commission of offences under Sections 420, 406, 452, 465, 467, 506 and 120-B RPC at the instance of respondent No. 2 on the following grounds:

(i) That by virtue of sale deed executed by the deceased-petitioner on

08.08.2012 in favour of respondent No. 2 and registered on 11.08.2012 before Sub-Registrar, Jammu, the respondent No. 2 purchased the land measuring 3 ¼ Marlas comprising survey No. 539 alongwith one room having tin sheet roof, situated at Ward No. 42 Rakh Bahu, Tehsil and District Jammu. Vide another sale deed executed on the same day by the petitioner in favour of respondent No. 2 and registered on 13.08.2012 before Sub-Registrar, Jammu, the respondent No. 2 purchased land measuring 5 ½ marlas comprising survey No. 542 alongwith two rooms having tin sheet roof, situated at Ward No. 42 Rakh Bahu, Tehsil and District Jammu, whereas th