THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL

CRIMINAL PETITION No.3810 OF 2021

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioner/accused in C.C.No.293 of 2020, on the file of I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class at Kothagudem, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, registered for the

offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the 2^nd respondent and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor

for respondent No.1-State.

3. Brief facts of the case are that the respondent No.2/de facto complainant lodged a telugu written complaint on 15.06.2019 before the Kothagudem-I Town Police Station alleging that he has purchased an agricultural land to an extent of Ac.1-03 guntas in Sy.No.294/A and 295/A situated at Old Kothagudem vide registered sale deed bearing No.148/2006 for valuable consideration. Accordingly, the said property has been delivered and the defacto complainant has been in the possession and enjoyment of the said property till the present complaint has been filed. It is further alleged that the