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, humbly and respectfully prayed that this Misc. Petition of the petitioner may kindly be ordered to be allowed with costs and the impugned FIR bearing No. 110/2023 dated 09.05.2023 registered at Anti Corruption Bureau, Chittorgarh, Police Station C.P.S., Anti Corruption Bureau, Jaipur for the offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as Amended 2018) may kindly be ordered to be quashed and set aside and any further proceedings in pursuance thereof may also kindly be declared to be illegal and quashed.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is presently working as a Civil Head Constable at Vidyagiri Police Station, Dharwad (Karnataka). An FIR (Crime No. 121/2022) for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 344, 366-A, 370 r/w Section 34 of IPC and under Sections 9, 10 and 11 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 came to lodged against nine named accused persons at P.S. Vidyagiri. The present petitioner along with A.S.I. S.M. Naikar, H.C. 1674-P.B. Hiragannavar and W