JUDGMENT :

Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.

1. The present revision has been preferred against an order dated 06.12.2018 passed by the Learned Special Judge, 3rd Special Court, Bankshall, Kolkata, West Bengal in Spl. Case No.33/2007 arising out of RC-51(A)/1994 of CBI, ACB, Kolkata whereby the Learned Judge was pleased to pass an order stalling the trial proceedings in this case by directing CBI to obtain sanction order from the competent authority against Shri Prabir Kumar Basu (prosecution witness) for making him an accused and passed further order that after framing charges against said Shri Prabir Kumar Basu, trial in this case would commence.

2. FACTS:-

The petitioner, Central Bureau of Investigation, hereinafter referred to as CBI, had registered the case being RC No. 15(a)1994 in CBI, ACB, Kolkata Branch on 10.08.1994 against Shri Prasanta Kumar Mitra, Secretary, Bhim Chandra Sasmal, Manager (fin), N.K. Ghatak, Pay & Accounts Manager, D. Banerjee, Sr. Manager (Marketing), all of Tea Trading Corporation of India Ltd., and against M/s. International Linkers, a commission agent, on the basis of a source information.

3. It has been alleged in the FIR that S/Shri Prasanta Kumar Mitra, Secretary