JUDGE JUDGMETNT

1. The petitioners have, by invoking powers of this Court under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C . challenged FIR No. 431/2023 for offences under Sections 420 , 406 and 109 IPC registered with Police Station Kathua.

2. It appears that respondent No. 4 filed an application under section 156(3) Cr.P.C . before the learned District Mobile Magistrate Kathua. In the said application, it was alleged by respondent No. 4-complainant that he as well as petitioner No. 1 are serving in the Police Department. It was further alleged that petitioner No. 1 entered into conspiracy with other petitioners with a view to cheat and extract money from the complainant respondent No. 4 herein by deceitful means. According to the respondent No. 4, in the year 2019, petitioner No. 1 along with petitioner Nos. 3 and 4 approached the complainant/respondent No. 4 at his residential village and offered him an investment scheme fetching 18% interest per annum. The complainant believing in the same, agreed to invest in the said scheme. According to the complainant, he transferred amount in account No. 0026040120000018 maintained with J&K Bank Pvt. Ltd. Kathua on different dates. He had arranged the amoun