IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Misc. Application (C-482) No. 422 of 2011 Dirved Giri S/o late Ram Giri Assistant Prosecuting Officer Police Station Kotwali Fatehpur, D istrict Fatehpur (U.P.). ...…………. Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Home, D ehradun. ...…………. Respondent Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. Govt. Advocate, present for State. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 4057 of 2008, State Vs. Dirved Giri, relating to offences punishable under Section 420, 406, 409, 120-B, 201 of I.P.C., and that of Criminal Case No. 2052 of 2009, State Vs. Dirved Giri, relating to offence punishable under Section 182 of I.P.C., pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, and Special Sessions Trial No. 13 of 2006, State Vs. Dirved Giri, relating to offence punishable under Section 13 of 2 the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, all cases arisen out of Crime No. 03 of 1998, police station Uttarkashi. 3) The crime relates to the year 1998. Now, more than 12 years have already passed. The petitioner had earlier also filed a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. (Criminal Misc. Application (C-482) No. 682 of 2007), which was dismissed by this court vide order dated 25.09.2007. Said petition pertained to the trial in respect of offences punishable under Section 406, 409, 201, 420, 120-B of I.P.C. (arisen out of Crime No. 03 of 1988). As far as the trial relating to offence punishable under Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is concerned, in view of clause (b) of Sub-Section (3) of Section 19 of said Act, interference with the trial is not desirable. 4) In the above circumstances, having considered submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for State, and after going through the papers on record, this court is not inclined to interfere with the trial. Therefore, without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is dismissed summarily. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. May 16, 2011. H. Negi