Goa, June 27 -- The High Court of Bombay at Goa is set to hear a Criminal Revision Application filed by the State of Goa, contesting a Special Court order that directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register an FIR against former minister Pandurang Madkaikar over bribery allegations.

The case stems from a viral video in which Madkaikar claimed he paid Rs.15-20 lakh to get government files cleared. The statement drew widespread public criticism and led activist Kashinath Shetye and others to seek action under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Although the ACB conducted an internal inquiry and concluded there was no prima facie case-citing Madkaikar's later clarification that the mone...