Invoking the inherent power of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short ‘the Code’), the present petitioner has prayed for quashing of the entire criminal proceeding of R.C. Case No. 05(A)/2014-D including order dated 06.06.2014 passed by learned Special Judge, C.B.I., Dhanbad whereby and whereunder cognizance of offence under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has been taken and further for quashing of the order dated 16.07.2015 passed by the said court refusing to discharge the petitioner which was brought on record by amendment subsequently.

2. The factual score, as depicted in the F.I.R. lodged at the instance of the Superintendent of Police, CBI: ACB: Dhanbad, based on a complaint filed by one Surendra Kumar Singh, a Proprietor of M/s Surendra Kumar & Co., in short, is that the said complainant Surendra Kumar Singh lodged a complaint before S.P., CBI, Dhanbad with the allegation that the petitioner, who is a Senior Section Engineer (W) I, Engineering Branch, EC Railway, Dhanbad demanded an illegal gratification of Rs.30,000/- from him for taking steps to prepare the M.Bs. (Measurement Books) and