JUDGMENT - A.S. AGUIAR, J.:---Rule. By consent of the parties, taken up for hearing forthwith. Learned Advocate General waives service for the State/respondent.

2. By this petition, (originally filed as Criminal Revision Application), the petitioner seeks quashing and setting aside of the order dated 18-4-2001 of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Panaji permitting the respondent to re-investigate the case being Crime No. 106/98, registered against the petitioner and another for the offences under sections 177, 182, 403, 409, 463 read with section 34 of the I.P.C. and sections 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The said order has been passed on the application dated 16-4-2001 of the Addl. S.P. CID/Crime Branch, Panaji. By the said application, the Investigating Officer requested the Court to reopen the case for the purpose of re-investigation on the ground that the earlier closure report was submitted on the mistaken interpretation/assumption of the validity of the Notification dated 1-8-1996 which the complainant had claimed to be illegal in the FIR filed by him. The learned Magistrate being of the view that fresh material was placed befor

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