ORDER :

1. By way of filing the present Criminal Misc. Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. the petitioner has prayed for the following relief:

“It is, therefore, most humbly and respectfully prayed that this Criminal Misc. Petition may kindly be allowed and the F.I.R. No. 245/2018 registered at Police Station, ACB, Hanumangarh, Central Police Station and further proceedings in pursuant thereof, may kindly be quashed and set-aside.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as per the prosecution, the complainant - Surendra Kumar had filed a written complaint dated 20.10.2014 before Anti Corruption Bureau, Hanumangarh with 33 allegations for the period in which the petitioner was holding the post of Executive Officer, Nagar Palika, Pilibanga, District Hanumangarh. In the written complaint it was stated that the petitioner while holding the post of Executive Officer, Nagar Palika at Pilibanga, with the collusion of the property dealers, issued commercial and residential patta in utter disregard to the applicable laws and thereby caused huge financial losses to the Nagar Palika for his personal gains.

3. Learned counsel submitted that the impugned FIR No. 245/2018 dated 29.08.20