This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) seeking the quashing of the order dated 20.08.2014, passed by the learned Special Judge, Vigilance, (Trap), Patna in Special Case No. 25A/2012, which arises out of Economic Offence Patna P.S. Case No. 08 of 2012, whereby and whereunder for the reasons recorded in the impugned order, the prayer of the petitioner for his discharge from the criminal case was rejected.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is as follows:-

(a) One Manoj Kumar Singh submitted a written complaint on 06.07.2012 to the Superintendent of Police, Economic Offence Unit, Bihar Patna alleging therein that the petitioner, who was posted as the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Katihar at the relevant time had reserved order in B.T. Case No. 430/08-09 filed under Section 48(e) of the Bihar Tenancy Act way back on 18.08.2011 and since thereafter, despite requests and reminders, no final order was passed and in order to get the case disposed of the petitioner was demanding a sum of Rs.50,000/- with additional instruction that the same be paid to his benchclerk, namely, Birendra Sinha @ Birendra Kumar Srivastava. The