Sunil Gaur, J.

Trial court vide impugned order of 22nd February, 2018 has declined to accept the Closure Report (Annexure P-2) filed in FIR No. RC 08(A)/2016/AC-111/New Delhi, titled as CBI Vs. Prof. P.B. Sharma and has taken cognizance for the offences under Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (henceforth referred to as the "PC Act") and summoned the petitioners as accused.

2. These three petitions arise out of common impugned order of 22nd February, 2018 wherein the factual background of this case stands noticed. Suffice to note that Delhi Technological College (DTU) had invited applications for the post of Professors and Associate Professors in various departments by way of advertisement of 3rd December, 2011. On the basis of information received regarding Professor P.B. Sharma, the then Vice Chancellor of DTU, having committed irregularities in selecting candidates who were not eligible for the post of Professors and Associate Professors, FIR in question was registered. The source information received by the respondent, was that by misusing his official position, petitioner-Professor P.B. Sharma had caused undue benefit to the ineligible candidates i.e.