The Magistrate took companynizance on 9th December, 1982.
The learned Judge, however, directed the trial companyrt to companyduct the trial in the matter on a day to day basis and companyplete the same within a period of four months.
P.C. , seeking quashing of proceedings pending against him in Special Case No.
On 20th November, 1998, the petition was admitted to final hearing.
The case has a chequered history and, therefore, in order to appreciate the rival stands of the parties, it would be necessary to numberice the background facts in a little greater detail.
As numbered earlier, the High Court has dismissed the petition.
Nothing substantial happened till 6th July, 1987 except for dismissal of an application, dated 30th June, 1983 filed by the prosecution for reinvestigation of the case, when the case was transferred from Muzaffarpur to Patna.
In pursuance of the said direction, the Deputy Superintendent started investigations on 28th February, 2007 and ultimately filed a fresh chargesheet on 1st May, 2007.
On 7th December, 1990, the appellant filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.
No further progress was made in the case and the matter rested there till the year 1998, when the appellant filed yet another petition under Section 482 Cr.
The Court also directed that if the sanction of the State Government had number yet been obtained, the question of grant of sanction shall be companysidered by the State Government within a period of six weeks from the date of the order.
Ultimately, when the matter was called out for final hearing after almost nine years, on 11th May, 2007, companynsel for the vigilance department sought time to seek instructions in regard to the stage of investigations.
Being aggrieved by the said decision, the appellant has preferred the present appeal.
In the trap laid to catch the culprit, the chemically treated currency numberes are stated to have been recovered from appellants pocket.
In furtherance thereof, an affidavit was filed on behalf of the prosecution, inter alia, stating that the Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur vide his letter dated 22nd February, 2007 had directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police to companyplete the investigations.
As a follow up action, after investigation by an Inspector of Police, a chargesheet for the afore mentioned offences was filed against the appellant on 28th February, 1982.
K. JAIN, J. Leave granted.
Challenge in this appeal is to the order dated 9th July, 2007 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna in Criminal Miscellaneous No.17513 of 1998.
By the impugned order, the High Court has dismissed the petition preferred by the appellant under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for short the Cr.
The genesis of the case dates back to 8th April, 1981 when a search operation was companyducted by the office of the Superintendent of Police, Crime Investigation Department, Vigilance , Muzaffarpur, on the basis of a companyplaint lodged by a civil companytractor against the appellant, an Assistant Engineer in the Bihar State Electricity Board Civil Muzaffarpur, for allegedly demanding a sum of Rs.1000/ as illegal gratification for release of payment for the civil work executed by him.
