2. By means of the present writ petition, petitioners seek quashing of F.I.R./Case Crime No.9 of 2026, under Sections 318(4), 351(2) & 352 of B.N.S., 2023, registered at Police Station Kaladhungi, District Nainital.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 had earlier lodged an F.I.R. on 05.10.2025 alleging that he had purchased a parcel of land from respondent no.4 by way of a registered sale deed; however, possession was delivered in respect of a different piece of land than the one conveyed under the sale deed. It is further submitted that respondent no.4 is presently residing in Canada and has executed a Power of Attorney in favour of respondent no.3. It is contended that, thereafter, respondent no.3, acting as attorney holder of respondent no.4, lodged the impugned F.I.R. dated 25.01.2026 against the petitioners for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. In the said F.I.R., it has been alleged that although the petitioners had purchased only 11,060 sq. metres of land, they subsequently sold 22,640 sq. metres of land to persons who were not residents of the State of Uttarakhand. It is