JUDGMENT :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. The instant revision application has been filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure assailing the order dated 15.09.2023 passed by the learned Special Judge (ACB), Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with A.C.B. Case No. 09 of 2022 and Vigilance Case No.09 of 2022, whereby and whereunder, the prayer made by the petitioner for his discharge for the offence under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, has been rejected.

Factual Matrix of the case:

2. The factual matrix leading to filing of the instant case in brief reads as under:

One Niranjan Singh has alleged that on 05.08.2022 he has given two applications before the Circle Officer, Chainpur for uploading Khata no. 24, plot nos. 34, 43, 45, 42, 46, 52 and 40 measuring an area of 3.11/4 Decimals and Khata no. 1, 13, 18, 59, 65, 58, 106, 182, plot nos. 440, 445, 502, 328, 439 on Jharseva site but the same had not been updated online.

It is further alleged that when the same had not been updated, then the informant met with one Kanhai Ram, Karmchari of Basaria Kala and asked him as to why his work for updating the same has not been don