PATNA, India, Oct. 31 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Oct. 9:

In both the petitions, relief sought for is common and interrelated, as such, they have been taken up together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Heard learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners of Cr.W.J.C. No. 127 of 2020, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner of Cr.W.J.C. 65 of 2022 and learned counsel for the State-respondents.

3. However, despite repeated opportunities, none appeared on behalf of private respondent no.10.

4. Both the petitions have been filed by the petitioners for quashing the First Information Report in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 530/2019 (G.R.No. 3222/2019) registered on 15.07.2019 under Sections 406 and 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

5. Brief facts of the case are that on 15.07.2019, the informant Binod Kumar Pandey made his written complaint before the Officer-in-charge of Ara Nawada Police Station alleging therein that the authorities of Methodist Church in India have announced that they wanted to sell 30 Katha (94 decimals approx) of land situated in Chandwa Kothi. Thereafter, on 02.09.2013, an agreement was prepared with regard to sale of the aforesaid land @ Rs.55,000/-per decimal for which total consideration amount was fixed as Rs.51,70,000/-. The informant paid total consideration amount of Rs.51,70,000/- for purchase of 30 Katha of land. Subsequently, total 26 Katha of land by way of 16 sale deeds was executed in favour of the informant. For transfer of remaining 4 Katha, the accused persons did not take any step. Although with the intervention of others, co-accused Alfred Andrews and Shri Manjar Masih got prepared two sale deeds for sale of four Katha of land, however, they did not present themselves before the Registrar for registration of the said two deeds. Thus, 4 Katha of lands could not be registered in favour of the informant, though the accused persons received the total consideration amount.

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