As per case facts, the applicant, President of a Nodal Agency society, faced an FIR for alleged misappropriation of paddy entrusted to the society for collection and delivery under a ... government scheme. A significant shortage of paddy was discovered during verification, and while the applicant claimed responsibility lay with the appointed graders, the investigation revealed the society's overall accountability. The applicant appealed to quash the FIR. The question arose whether the President of a Nodal Agency society bears direct responsibility for the misappropriation of entrusted food grains, despite appointing graders. Finally, the court found a prima facie case against the applicant, emphasizing that the Nodal Agency, and by extension its President, had the primary responsibility to secure and maintain the food grains, irrespective of delegated tasks to graders.