JUDGMENT :

M.S. KARNIK, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the CBI and learned APP for the State.

2. The challenge in this application is to an order dated 13/08/2018 passed by the Special Judge, Sessions Court in Exhibit 130 in Special Case No. 94 of 2002.

3. The applicant is the original accused no. 5. The applicant had preferred an application for discharge which came to be rejected by the impugned order. The FIR No. RC/ 05(E)/1999/BSFC/BLR was registered on 31/12/1999 against 8 accused. The alleged offences are under section 120B read with 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC” for short) and under section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act” for short). The accused no. 6- M/s. Sunil Silk Mills is a partnership firm dealing in the business of processing of cotton and man-made fabrics against job orders as well as in the business of exports of ready-made garments and bedsheets. Accused no. 4, the present applicant- accused no. 5, accused no. 7 and 8 are the partners of accused no. 6 firm. Accused no. 1-Mr. M. Sadananda Shetty was functioning as a Chief Manager of Vijaya Bank, Santacruz Branch