COMMON ORDER

W.P.No.23972/2023 and W.P.No.19851/2023 are filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India r/w Section 482 Cr.P.C, respectively by accused Nos.1 and 3, with a prayer to quash criminal proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.271/2020, on the file of Civil Judge and JMFC Narasimharajapura, for the offences punishable under Sections 35, 37, 201, 417, 419, 406, 120-B, 323, 506 r/w Section 34 IPC.

2. Petitioner in W.P.No.17649/2023 has challenged the order dated 20.02.2020 passed by the trial Court in the above case i.e, C.C No.271/2020 rejecting the application filed by her under Section 457 Cr.P.C and order dated 05.08.2023, partly allowing the application filed by respondent No.2/ complainant filed under Section 457 Cr.P.C and releasing part of the seized amount to his interim custody.

3. W.P.No.9602/2023 is filed by accused Nos. 1 and 2 under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.7839/2018 arising out of Cr.No.49/2017 for the offences punishable and Sections 406, 420, 504, 506, 120-B r/w Section 34 IPC.

4. Since the facts giving rise to these petitions are interlinked and common, the petitions are clubbed t