Brief facts necessary for determination of this application are that:-In September, 1985 applicant was posted in Electricity Distribution Division-III, Ghaziabad as Junior Engineer.At that time Chief Engineer (Hydel) was his appointing authority.The case was investigated.The matter along-with necessary documents was placed before the Chief Engineer (Hydel) seeking sanction for prosecution of the applicant, who refused to grant sanction vide his order dated 29.09.1987 (Annexure-2).Meanwhile the Act of 1947 had been repealed and substituted by Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act, 1988').The matter was again put up before Chief Engineer (Hydel) for sanction, who again refused to grant sanction vide his order dated 27.10.1989 (Annexure-3).On completion of investigation charge-sheet No. 6 dated 10.10.1994 has been filed.Heard Shri K. K. Arora, learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State.This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the order dated 07.06.1995 (Annexure-6) whereby charges have been framed against the applicant with further prayer for quashing of all proceedings of Special Trial No. 353 of 1994 (State of U.P. Versus Indra Kumar Adhlakha) pending in the court of 14th Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ghaziabad.On 11.09.1985 one Shri Babu Khan son of Shri Latif Khan made a complaint to the District Magistrate, Ghaziabad about demand of illegal gratification of Rs. 1,500/- by the applicant and others.On that information, a trap was laid and allegedly the applicant was caught red handed while accepting illegal gratification from the aforesaid complainant.Consequently, a first information report was lodged as Case Crime No. 247/85 under Sections 161, 120-B of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC') and Section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act, 1947).The case commenced before the District & Sessions Judge, Ghaziabad as Special Trial No. 353 of 1994 (State versus Inder Kumar Adhalkha & others) under Sections 161, 120-B of IPC and Section 5 (2) of the Act, 1947, which has ultimately been transferred to 14th Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ghaziabad.The applicant filed an application claiming his discharge and also submitted written arguments as per direction of the Court.Feeling aggrieved therefrom, the present application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking reliefs as stated above.The application is devoid of merits and liable to be quashed.I have considered the above referred rival submissions raised by the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.Consideration implies application of mind.The order of sanction must ex facie disclose that the sanctioning authority had considered the evidence and other material placed before it.On the basis of above referred cases it is settled legal position that when once on certain material the Sanctioning Authority decides not to grant sanction, certainly on the same material, the Sanctioning Authority cannot change its opinion.Perusal of the record reveals that on 12.1.2017 following order has been passed:The sanction order dated 20.1.1993 (Annexure-4) passed by the Governor of U.P. reads as under:M ikoj gkml lsDVj&9 uks,Mk] xkft;kckn esa dk;Zjr FksA fnukad 11&9&85 dks ckcw [kWk ¼f'kdk;rdrkZ½ iq= Jh yrhQk [kkW }kjk ftykf/kdkjh xkft;kckn dks fn;s x;s vius f'kdk;rh i= esa dgk x;k Fkk fd fnukad 10&9&85 dks fnu esa djhc ,d cts Jh bUnz dqekj v/ky[kk voy vfHk;Urk ,oa Jh vkj0ch0flag voj vfHk;Urk mudh QSDVjh lqijQwM ,.M vk;y izksMDVl eerk czkUM Mh&61 lsDVj 10 uks,Mk xkft;kckn ds ifjlj esa vk;s vkSj ekfyd Jh ckcw [kkW ls fctyh dk fcy ekWxk vkSj dgk fd QSDVªh esa yksM vf/kd gS Jh v/ky[kk us viuh dkih esa dqN fy[kk vkSj Jh ckcw [kkW dks crk;k fd blesa fctyh dk yksM vf/kd gksus ds ckjs esa fy[kk gS rFkk Jh ckcw [kkW ls gLrk{kj ds fy;s dgk] ysfdu muds euk djus ij Jh v/ky[kk us dgk fd QSDVªh dk ekfyd gksus ds ukrs mUgsa gLrk{kj djus iMs+xs rnksijkUr Jh ckcw [kkW us viuh fVIi.kh ,d ehVj 15 ,p0ih0 2 ehVj 15 ,p0ih0 3 ehVj 2 ,p0ih0 fy[kdj ogkW vius gLrk{kj cukdj rkjh[k Mky nh nksuks voj vfHk;Urk QSDVªh ls pys x;s vkSj pyrs le; Jh v/ky[kk us dgk fd og Jh vkj0ch0flag ls muds ?kj ij feys 'kke dks Jh ckcw [kkW Jh flag ls ugha feys vkSj blds ctk; og viuh QSDVªh igqWps rks muds lqijokbtj Jh eksrh flag us crk;k fd ykbueSu Jh jke fd'kksj lDlsuk vius nks gsYijks ftuesa ,d ljnkj flag isVªksy eSu Fkk ds lkFk vkdj QSDVªh dks ykbudkV x;s vkSj pyrs le; Jh ljnkj flag dg x;k gS fd Jh ckcw [kkW voj vfHk;Urk Jh v/ky[kk ls rFkk lk{kh Jh djrkj flag] fuoklh cjksrk] Fkkuk lkykjiqj uks,Mk xkft;kckn rFkk Jh eksrh flag fuoklh bVSyh Fkkuk [ktuh tuin xksj[kiqj tks QSDVªh esa lqijokbtj Hkh Fkk ds lkFk fnukad 12-9-85 dks lka;dky 6-30 cts Jh ckcw [kkW dks QSDVªh esa Vªsi vk;ksftr fd;k vkSj muds dk;kZy; ij Jh ckcw [kkW ls 1500@& dks ?kwl xzg.k djrs gq;s Jh bUnz dqekj v/ky[kk voj vfHk;Urk dks jaxs gkFkks fxjQ~rkj fd;k x;kA 2&% vkSj pwWfd mDr dk;kZsa ls ,slk vijk/k curk gS tks Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 161 ,oa Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1947 ¼vf/kfu;e la[;k&2 lu~ 1947½ dks /kkjk 5 dh mi /kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu n.Muh; gSA 3&% vkSj pwWfd bl ekeys esa miyC/k lHkh vfHkys[k fooj.k ,oa lk{; ij lko/kkuh iwoZd fopkj djus ds mijkUr rFkk ekeys dks lHkh ifjfLFkfr;ks dks ns[krs gq;s jkT; ljdkj dk ;g fopkj gS fd Jh bUnz dqekj v/ky[kk o Jh vkj0ch0flag voj vfHk;Urk ,oa Jh ljnkj flag isVªksy eSu dks Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 161 rFkk /kkjk 161 ds lkFk ifBr /kkjk 120&[k vkSj Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1947 dh /kkjk 5 ¼2½ ds v/khu l{ke U;k;ky; esa vfHk;ksftr fd;k tk;A 4&% vkSj pwWfd 'kklu ds vkns'k la[;k&1631ch&2@93&23&306bZ@85 fnukad 17 vizSy 1993 }kjk v/;{k@lfpo ,oa eq[; vfHk;Urk ¼ty fo/kqr½ mRrj izns'k jkT; fo|qr ifj"kn y[kuÅ ls vis{kk dh x;h Fkh fd 20 ebZ 1993 rd mDr Jh bUnz dqekj v/ky[kk Jh vkj0ch0flag voj vfHk;Urk ,oa Jh ljnkj flag isVªksy eSu ds fo:) vfHk;kstu dh iwoZ eatwjh ns vkSj mDr izkf/kdkjh fofufnZf"V vof/k esa Hkhrj iwoZ eatwjh nsus esa foQy jgs gSA 5&% vkSj pwWfd Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1947 fujLr gks pqdk gSA 6&% vr,o vc Jh jkT;iky ,rn~ }kjk Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k ¼mRrj izns'k la'kks/ku vf/kfu;e 1991½ mRrj izns'k vf/kfu;e la[;k&4 lu~ 1991 }kjk ;Fkk la'kksf/kr Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1988 ¼vf/kfu;e la[;k&49 lu~ 1988 dh /kkjk 19 dh mi /kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼?k½ ds v/kkhu 'kfDr dk iz;ksx djrs gq;s mDr vijk/kks ds fy;s vkSj mi;qZDr dk;ksZ ds lEcU/k esa fof/k ds vU; micU/kks ds v/khu n.Muh; fdUgh vU; vijk/kksa ds fy;s mDr Jh ljnkj flag] isVªksy eSu dks vfHk;kstu djus vkSj mDr vijk/kksa dk fdlh vf/kdkfjrk ;qDr l{ke U;k;ky; }kjk laKku djus ds fy;s iwoZ eatwjh iznku djrs gSA jkT;iky dh vkKk ls] ¼ch0ds0prqosZnh½ izeq[k lfpoA"1&% ;g fd vfHk;kstu i{k lrdZrk vf/k"Bku ls vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo:) Hkk0na0la0 dh /kkjk 161 ,oa Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/k0 1947 dh /kkjk&5 mi /kkjk&2 ds v/khu ekuuh; U;k;ky; esa vkjksi i= izsf"kr fd;k gSA 2&% ;g fd ?kVuk fnukad 12-9-85 ls lEcfU/kr gSA 3&% ;g fd vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo:) fnukad 29-9-87 dks eq[; vfHk;Urk ^ty fo|qr^ m0iz0jk0fo0 ifj"kn y[kuÅ ,oa fnukad 27&10&89 dks eq[; vfHk;Urk ^^ty fo|qr** m0iz0jk0fo0 ifj"kn us vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo:) /kkjk&6 Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1947 esa vfHk;kstu ds fy;s iwoZ Lohd`r nsus ls bUdkj dj fn;kA ;s vfHkys[k i=koyh ij miyC/k gSA 4&% ;g fd Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e 1988 dh /kkjk&19 dh mi/kkjk ^^1** ds [k.M ^^?k** v/;kof/kd la'kksf/kr ds v/khu egkefge jkT;iky ds vfHk;kstu ds fy;s viuh Lohd`r iznku dh gSA 5&% ;g fd jkT; ljdkj dh vfHk;kstu ds fy;s iwoZ Lohd`r fof/k fo:) ,oa izkd`frd U;k; ds fl)kUr ds fo:) gSA jkT; ljdkj us iwoZ Lohd`r vf/kfu;e la[;k&2 lu~ 1947 dh /kkjk 5 ¼2½ ds v/khu Lohd`r iznku dh gS blh vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk&6 ds iwoZ Lohd`fr ds fy;s 'kfDr dk iz;ksx ugha fd;k x;k gSA 6&% ;g fd jkT; ljdkj dh iwoZ Lohd`fr o"kZ 1988 ds vf/kfu;e la[;k&49 ds v/khu iznku dh x;h gS tc fd jkT; ljdkj dks vf/kfu;e 1988 dh /kkjk&19 ds vUrZxr /kkjk&2 ¼2½ o"kZ&1947 ds vUrZxr iwoZ Lohd`fr iznku djus dk dksbZ vf/kdkj izkIr ugha gS lu~ 1988 ds vf/kfu;e esa jkT; ljdkj dsoy /kkjk&7]10]11]13 vkSj 15 ds vUnj gh vfHk;kstu ds fy;s Lohd`r nsus dk vf/kdkj izkIr gSA 7&% ;g fd bl izdkj egkefge jkT;iky us vfHk;kstu ds fy;s iwoZ Lohd`fr nsrs le; vius foosd dk iz;ksx ugha fd;k gS vkSj fof/kd n`f"V ls iwoZ Lohd`fr fof/k fo:) ,oa nks"kiw.kZ gSA ftlds vk/kkj ij orZeku esa vfHk;kstu dh dk;Zokgh dks lapkfyr ugha fd;k tk ldrkA vr% Jheku~ th ls izkFkZuk gS fd iwoZ Lohd`r nks"kiw.kZ gksus ,oa fof/kd izfdz;kvks dk ikyu u fd;s tkus ds dkj.k vfHk;qDrx.k dks mUeksfpr djus dh d`ik djsaA fnukad& 13&3&95 vfHk;qDrx.k }kjk&f'ko dqekj xqIrk ,MoksdsV xkft;kcknA"The impugned order dated 7.6.1995 (Annexure-6) passed by the trial court reads as under:Þeqdnek iqdkjk x;kA pktZ ij cgl lquhA miyC/k lk{; ds vk/kkj ij izFke n`"V;k vkjksi curk gSA eqyfteku bUnz dqekj v/ky[kk ljnkjflag o juohj flag U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr vk;sA vfHk;qDrx.k ds fo:) /kkjk 161] 120¼[k½ Hkk0na0la0 ,oa 5¼2½ Hkz"Vkpkj fuokj.k vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr vkjksi xfBr fd;k x;k ftlls vfHk;qDrx.k us bUdkj fd;k rFkk fopkj.k fd;s tkus dh ;kpuk dks i=koyh okLrs lk{; fnukad 10-7-95 dks is'k gksAßOrder Date :- 31.8.2018 Israr/Ravi Prakash

Relevant sections: Section 161 in The Indian Penal Code; Section 120B in The Indian Penal Code; Section 5 in The Indian Penal Code