V.M. Deshpande, J.

1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the parties.

These three Revisions can be disposed of by this common judgment, since those arise out of the common order, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-2, Ambejogai in Special Case No. 5 of 2004. By the impugned order, the learned Additional Sessions Judge-2, Ambejogai rejected the respective applications filed by the applicants in the present three Revisions for discharge.

FACTS IN RESPECT OF CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION No. 47/2012

The applicant in the present Criminal Revision is original accused No. 20. At the relevant time he was discharging his duties as Executive Engineer, Majalgaon Canal Division No. 6; whereas deceased accused Narayan Narhari Joshi (accused No. 21) was Store Keeper; and accused No. 22 Kawdu Namdeo Patil was a Divisional Accountant at the said Division No. 6.

The Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, Aurangabad lodged a report with Police Station, Parli Vaijnath Urban on 24.6.1985. The said first information report was recorded as Crime No. 74 of 1985 for the offences punishable under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code and u