1. The petitioner has filed the present CRLMC No. 826 of 2026 seeking
quashing of the FIR dated 29.08.2022, charge-sheet dated 27.10.2022 and
final chargesheet dated 30.12.2022 arising out of Cuttack Vigilance Cell
P.S. Case No. 6 of 2022, now pending as VGR Case No. 13 of 2022 before
the learned Special Judge, Vigilance, Dhenkanal. Cognizance has been
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taken against the petitioner for the alleged offence under Section 7 of
the Prevention of Corruption Act, as amended in 2018. The case is
essentially a vigilance trap case concerning alleged demand and
acceptance of illegal gratification by the petitioner while he was posted
as DSP/IIC, Dhenkanal Sadar Police Station.
