JUDGMENT :

1. In the wake of instant surge in COVID – 19 cases and spread of its highly infectious Omicron variant, abundant caution is being maintained, while hearing the matters in the Court, for the safety of all concerned.

2. This criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 Cr.P.C. has been preferred claiming the following reliefs :

“It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this revision petition may kindly be allowed and the impugned order dated 9.12.2020 passed by learned Sessions Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Bikaner in Sessions Case No.02/2019 “State Vs. Sudhir Bordiya” may kindly be quashed and set aside and the humble petitioner may kindly be discharges of the charges levelled against him.”

3. Brief facts of the case as placed before this Court by the learned counsel for the revisionist-petitioner are that an F.I.R., bearing No.362/2016, was lodged on 27.12.2016, against the petitioner for the offences under Sections 13 (1) (e) / 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act of 1988’) after two months of the recovery of an amount of Rs. 50,000/-which was alleged to be a bribe money. And that, the said F.