PATNA, India, May 9 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on April 9:

Instant Petition has been filed for quashing order dated 16.02.2023 passed by the Learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-XXIV, Patna, in Special Case No. 11 of 2016 arising out of Vigilance P.S Case No. 26/2016 by which the discharge petition dated 30.04.2019 filed on behalf of the petitioner for his discharge from the offences under section 13 (2) read with section 1 (e) of the prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has been rejected.

2. Facts giving rise to this case is that the petitioner was appointed as Assistant Consolidation Officer. Thereafter, he was transferred to the Food and Consumer Protection Department, Patna. At the time of institution ...