IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No. 64 of 2008.. Date of Decision: 18-8-2008. _______________________________________________________ Deshraj Singhal. Petitioner Versus State of H.P. . Respondent. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, J. Whether approved for reporting?. For the Petitioner : Mr. Suneet Goel, Advocate. For the respondent. : Mr. J.S. Guleria, Law Officer. Surinder Singh, J.(oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing the F.I.R./proceedings initiated against the petitioner in Corruption Case No. 8-CC/7 of 2004 and also to set aside the order dated 27-12-2007 passed by learned Special Judge Sirmaur District at Nahan in Cr. Misc. Application No. 121-Cr.M/4 of 2006. Heard and gone through the record. The petitioner is a retiree in the rank of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) from the Forest Department. He was an accused in FIR No. 52 of 1994 dated 30.10.1994 under Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Section 379, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, Section 14 of the H.P. Prevention of Specific Corrupt Practices Act and Section 33, 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act. The prosecution sanction was not accorded against him by the Government. He was kept in Column No.2 in the challan. After presenting the challan in the Court, the learned Public Prosecutor moved an application to take the cognizance against the petitioner in this case which was allowed on 10.8.2005, it was not assailed. Thereafter the petitioner moved the application for his discharge, which was - 2 - dismissed after hearing him on 27.12.2007 and the charges were framed under the aforesaid Sections. The order of charge was not assailed in revision. The prosecution has examined eight witnesses. The petitioner has failed to make out a case for the intervention of this Court and point out as to how the impugned orders are perverse. No reason has been assigned as to why the petitioner has come to this court at such a belated stage when the trial has proceeded considerably. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. The record of learned Special Judge be returned forthwith. (Surinder Singh) Judge. August 18, 2008. (bm