PATNA, India, Aug. 7 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 16
Heard the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the Vigilance.
2. This application has been filed for quashing the order dated 29.05.2023 passed by the learned Special Judge, Vigilance, North Bihar, Muzaffarpur in Special Case No. 01 of 2019 arising out of Madhubani Nagar P.S. Case No. 126 of 2017 whereby and whereunder, the cognizance has been taken for the offence under Sections 406, 409, 420, 467, 468, 477(A) read with 120-B of the I.P.C and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the petitioner and another person namely Lal Babu Singh.
3. The brief facts relevant for the present case is that in pursuance of the letter dated 16.05.2017 of the Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Madhubani, the Assistant Engineer, Road Construction Department, had submitted a written report to the Officer In-charge, Madhubani Town Police Station regarding the registration of an F.I.R against one Ramanand Singh, the former Executive Engineer Building Division, Madhubani under Sections 409, 467, 468 and 477(A) of the Indian Penal Code for withdrawal of fund on 17.03.2006 without execution of work.
4. The District Magistrate, Madhubani vide letter no. 830 dated 07.04.2006 had requested the Building Construction Department to initiate departmental enquiry against aforesaid Ramanand Singh in the aforesaid regard. After enquiry, the Chief Engineer, Building Construction Department found Ramanand Singh, the then Executive Engineer, guilty of payment of fund to the Contractor prior to execution of work and submitted report vide letter no. 3220 dated 12.09.2011.
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