THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.2640 of 2021

ORDER

This Criminal Petition has been filed by the petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2, seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2590 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhupalapally, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 465 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’).

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that accused persons offered to sell agricultural dry land to an extent of Ac.1.00 gts, comprising Ac.0.20 gts in Sy.No.291/అ/5 and Ac.0.20 gts in Sy.No.291/అ/4, situated in one compact block at Kompelly Revenue Village (formerly within the limits of Pulluri Ramaiahpalle Gram Panchayat, now within the Bhupalapally Town Nagar Panchayat limits, Bhupalapally Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally District), for valid sale consideration. The complainant accepted the offer. However, after receiving the sale consideration, the accused persons failed to execute a valid sale deed and instead threatened the complainant with dire consequences if she or her family members approached the said property or demanded return of the amount. Hence, the present complaint.

3. When the