ORDER :

The petitioner/accused No.3 has knocked at the doors of this Court calling in question order dated 27-04-2021 passed by the XXIII Additional City Civil Sessions Judge and Special Judge for Prevention of Corruption Act, Bengaluru City in Special C.C.No.656 of 2021 taking cognizance of offences punishable under Sections 13(1)(d) and 13(1)(e) r/w. 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (‘the Act’ for short) and Section 109 of the IPC.

2. Facts adumbrated, are as follows:-

The petitioner claims to be a prominent member of the Ramaiah Education Society, Vice-President of the Gokula Education Foundation, Director of M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology and several M.S. Ramaiah Institutions. He further claims to be a philanthropist engaged in several charitable activities. The petitioner was also an elected representative from the Malleshwaram Constituency, Bengaluru. Proceedings come to be initiated against one T.N. Chikkarayappa, accused No.1 in the year 2021 for offences punishable under the provisions of the Act. Accused No.1 is said to have amassed wealth and acquired prop