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11. When the land was sought to be taken over for the purpose of construction of Secretariat, Petitioners 4 and 5 approached this Court by filing W.P.No.9698 of 2020 and the same was disposed on 04.06.2020 by recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader for Revenue that if the subject lands in possession of the Petitioners are required for any public purpose, of if there is any violation of conditions of patta, due process of law will be adhered to. It clearly shows that the Petitioners are in possession of the subject property and they have patta also. When their possession is being protected by the Order of this Court, the question of the criminal trespass by the Petitioners into the subject land and the commission of consequential offences, as alleged in the complaint, do not arise. No case has been made out against the Petitioners for the offence alleged against them. Therefore, it can be said that the allegations mentioned in the complaint are baseless and are not tenable. Hence, this Court is of the view that it is a fit case to exercise the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C., for quashing the proceedings against the Petitioners.