Hon’ble Vivek Bharti Sharma, J. Though these three petitions viz. C482 No.786 of 2014, WPCRL No.249 of 2024 and WPCRL No.318 of 2024 were heard and reserved by this Court on different dates but since the issues involved in these petitions arise out of the same incident involving same question of facts and law, therefore, for better adjudication of the case, these petitions are being decided by this common judgment.

2. By means of C482 No.786 of 2014, petitioners seek quashing of charge-sheet dated 07.03.2014 and the summoning order dated 17.06.2014 as well as the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.1904 of 2014 “State vs. Ravi Dev Anand and others”, under Sections 452, 325, 354, 147, 148, 323, 427, 504, 506 of IPC pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate-I, Dehradun.

3. Factual matrix of the case is that respondent no.2 Subhash Mittal (since deceased) lodged FIR No.201 of 2012 at P.S. Nehru Colony, District Dehradun against the petitioners and others alleging that on 11.10.2012 when the respondent no.2 and his family members and relatives were entering the house i.e. House No.G-11, Race Course, Dehradun, (hereinafter referred as ‘property in question’), some anti-socia