Sri.M.Narayana Reddy, learned counsel accepts notice

for respondent No.3.

Petitioner No.1 who was in possession of the

subject property submitted an application to respondent

No.4 to register the khatha in his favour. Respondent No.4

after inviting objections from the public registered the

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khatha in favour of petitioner No.1 in respect of the subject

property. Thereafter, petitioner No.1 sold the subject

property in favour of petitioner No.2. Since the said

property was identified for construction of a community hall,

petitioner No.2 executed a registered sale deed in favour of

respondent No.4.

Such being the case, notice was issued to the

petitioners calling upon them to pay the amount received

under the Sale Deed alleging that the property which was

sold in favour of respondent No.4 is a Government Kharab

land. The petitioner in pursuance of said notice repaid the

sale consideration, which was received from respondent

No.4. Thereafter, respondent No.4 by communication dated

03.01.2017 requested respondent No.5 to lodge the FIR

against the petitioners-accused for having got the khatha

registered in their favour and having sold the government

property illegally in favour o