ORDER :

A. BADHARUDEEN, J.

This Criminal Miscellaneous Case has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , seeking to quash all further proceedings pursuant to Annexure-A14 Final Report in FIR No.V.C. 11/17/SCE of VACB, Special Cell, Ernakulam, now pending as C.C. No.6 of 2022 on the files of the Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Muvattupuzha. The petitioner herein is the sole accused in the above case.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor, in detail. Perused the relevant materials available and the decisions placed by the learned Public Prosecutor.

3. In this matter, the prosecution allegation is that, the petitioner, who retired as Superintending Engineer, LSGD, South Circle, Thiruvananthapuram, while working as a Government servant during the period from 01.01.2006 to 07.10.2017 had amazed assets worth Rs.5,76,00,687.24, which is 149.22% in excess of his known sources of income and thereby committed offence punishable under Section 13 (1)(e) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 [hereinafter referred as ‘P.C. Act’ for short].

4. While canvasing interference of the Final