JUDGMENT

S.K. Panigrahi, J. - This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C.') has been filed with a prayer to quash the proceedings emanating from FIR No.45 dated 11.08.2016 leading to Berhampur Vigilance P.S. Case No.45 of 2016 corresponding to GR (V) Case No.33/2016(v) for alleged commission of offences u/s.13(2), r/w Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as 'PCA') and u/s.109 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC') which is pending in the Court of learned Special Judge Vigilance, Berhampur.

2. The facts leading to the present matter, in nutshell, is that upon receiving information regarding the petitioner's assets, searches were conducted at the petitioner's residence and at those of his relatives, after which his movable and immovable assets were assessed to be valued at Rs.74,54,526/-. His income for the check period between 01.01.2005 to 11.05.2016 was assessed to be Rs.31,70,057/- and the approximate expenditure was assessed to be Rs.13,60,521/-. Based on the above figures, the value of the disproportionate assets possessed by the present petitioner was estimated to be a