JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. Himanshu Raghave, learned counsel for the accused-applicant, as well as Mr. Anurag Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondent -Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter referred to as the "CBI") and gone through the record.

2. The present application under Section 482 CrPC has been filed for quashing of the proceedings in Criminal Case No.342/2015, arising out of CBI Case No.RC0062014A007, under Sections 120-B IPC read with Sections 409, 420, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the "IPC") and Sections 13(2) read with Sections 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the "PC Act") (State Vs. Jairam Lal Verma and others), pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, A/C, CBI, Court No. 5, Lucknow.

3. Writ Petition No.12802 (M/B) of 2011 came to be filed by one public spirited person, Mr. Sachchidanand Gupta, alleging therein large scale financial bungling, gross irregularities and misappropriation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (hereinafter referred to as the "MNREGS") funds in several districts, including Mahoba by Block Development Officers of fou