Date : 18-02-2026
Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of
the parties.
2. This is an application seeking quashing of the
order dated 16.01.2026 passed by the Court of learned Special
Judge, Vigilance, Patna in connection with Special Case No. 02
of 2025, arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No. 01 of 2025,
registered from the offence under Section 7(a) of the Prevention
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of Corruption Act, whereby the discharge application of the
petitioner has been rejected.
3. The present case arises out of an FIR lodged
against the petitioner for illegally accepting bribe while being
authorized to be a witness on gate-pass for lifting of iron scrap
materials on behalf of the South Bihar Power Distribution
Company Ltd (in short the SBPDCL). It is the prosecution story
that a total demand of Rs. 90,000/- was made as bribe, failing
which, the complainants, being purchasers, would be blacklisted
and face trouble. The allegation was verified by the members of
the Vigilance and they accordingly set-up a pre-trap for a
particular day, to be recorded by another member. Upon being
searched, the petitioner, on 07.01.2025, was found with a cash
of Rs. 30,000/-, which was planned by the Vigilance as well as
recorded in a form of video by one of the members. On the
same day, post-trap memorandum was prepared, cash which was
recovered from the right side pocket worn by the petitioner, duly
verified by two independent witnesses that tallied the number
mentioned in pre-trap memorandum. Thereafter, the arrest
memo was prepared, in which, hands and the pocket of the pant
of the petitioner were washed in different glasses from
chemicals which turned pink as well as audio recorder and
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memory card, all were marked as Exhibits-A to G respectively.
