Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 420–Prayer for quashing the FIR–Complainant executed the sale deed in favour of four petitioners after receiving the advance consideration–Sale deed bears the signatures of four petitioners and complainants–Thereafter, the scheme was sanctioned in favour of petitioners–Even, the complainant did not take any legal action for honour of cheques–Delay of six years in lodging the FIR without any satisfactory explanation–Petitioner D & S are not the beneficiaries of the sale deed–They did not commit any gainful loss to the complainant–They were the witnesses of sale deed and they neither forged the documents nor induced the complainant to execute the sale deed–Impugned FIRs are liable to be quashed and set aside.


