Ms. Kamlesh Sharma, J.—Both the petitioners in these two revision petitions No. 55 and 62 of 2000, are facing sessions trial in case FIR No. 37 of 1994, Police Station, CBI, Chandigarh. In these revision petitions they have assailed the order dated 9.3.2000 passed by the Special Judge, Shimla, whereby charge has been framed against both of them under Section 120-B IPC read with Section 13(l)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (hereinafter called the Act). Petitioner H.R. Bashal, in addition, has been charged with offence under Section 13(l)(d) of the Act.

2. The case of the prosecution is that petitioner H.R. Bashal was posted as District Telecom Engineer, Shimla from December, 1985 to March, 1989. In the year 1988-89, the Telecommunication Research Centre (TRC), New Delhi, requested the Chief General Manager Telecom, Shimla to execute two projects in Himachal Pradesh for laying out Optical Fibre Cable. The said cable was to be laid between Central Telegraph Office, Shimla to Mashobra and it was to be provided by the Telecom Research Centre, New Delhi and the other stores were to be provided by Himachal Pradesh Circle of Telephones. Keeping in view the urgency of the pr