JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J. — Central Bureau of Investigation (in short CBI) questions legality of the judgment rendered by a learned Single Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench. Respondent No.1, a member of Indian Administrative Service filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short the Code) for quashing the FIR registered by the appellant alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 120B, 167, 168, 177A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short IPC) and Sections 13(2) and 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short PC Act). The only ground on which the respondent no.1 prayed for quashing the FIR is that the CBI had no jurisdiction to register the FIR under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (in short the Act). FIR was registered by Shri Rajiv Sharma, Superintendent of Police, Jaipur at the Police Station, CBI on the information received through some sources as in regard to certain advertisements involving criminal conspiracy resulting in the commission of offences noted above.

2. Respondent no.1 filed the petition before the High Court questioning legality of the proceedings.

3. With refe