ORDER :

1. This criminal revision petition is filed by the petitioner/accused under Section 397 of Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Cr.P.C. for short) being aggrieved by the order of dismissal of the application filed by the petitioner/accused under Sections 227 and 239 of Cr.P.C. passed by the Principal Sessions Judge, Kolar (hereinafter referred to as ‘trial Court’ for short) in PCACC No. 4/2012 dated 22.04.2015.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner/accused as well as learned SPP for the respondent-State.

3. The ranks of the parties before the trial Court is retained for the sake of convenience.

4. The case of the petitioner is that the respondent-Lokayukta Police filed a charge-sheet against the petitioner/accused for the offences punishable under Section 13(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘PC Act’ for short) and Sections 465, 468, 471, 420 and 409 of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’ for short). After appearance of the accused before the trial Court, the petitioner/accused filed an application under Sections 227 and 239 of Cr.P.C. for discharging him from the charges, which was rejected by the