MANISHA BATRA, J.

1. This order shall dispose of the aforementioned two petitions which have been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of a common FIR bearing FIR No. 702 dated 30.12.2017, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of IPC at Police Station Morinda, District Roopnagar along with all the subsequent proceedings having arisen therefrom.

2. Brief facts relevant for the purpose of disposal of these petitions are that the aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint jointly submitted by the respondents No. 2 and 3-complainants/Kulwant Singh and Raj Kumar alleging that the present petitioners and Surinder Kaur, wife of petitioner-Darshan Singh, had approached them making offer to sell land owned by Surinder Kaur in village Nathmalpur by representing that the said land was free from all encumbrances and Surinder Kaur was the absolute owner of the same. They had also shown the said land to the respondents No. 2 and 3 and had also told them that the victims could get this land leased out any person till the date of registration of sale deed. On being induced by the petitioners and co-accused, the victims had entered into an agreement to purchase this land f