ORDER

S.K. Sahoo, J. - Heard Mr. Sangram Das, learned Standing Counsel for the Vigilance Department and Mr. Trilochan Nanda, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. This leave petition under sub-sections (1) & (3) of section 378 of Cr.P.C. has been filed by the State of Odisha (Vigilance) seeking for leave to prefer an appeal against the impugned judgment and order dated 09.01.2017 passed by the learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Bolangir in C.T.R. No.127 of 2007 in acquitting the respondents of the charges under section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(c)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (hereafter 'P.C. Act') and under sections 409/468/471/477-A/120-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code from the charges of criminal breach of trust, forgery of muster rolls, falsification of Book of Accounts and misappropriation of Rs.2,51,168.80/- (rupees two lakhs fifty one thousand one hundred sixty eight and eighty paisa only) and thereby committing criminal misconduct being a public servant.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on receipt of reliable information about misappropriation of Government money by the forest officials in the plantations in the Dhama Forest Range of Sambalpur Forest D