M.A. Siddiqui, J. -

Since both the above mentioned criminal revision Cri. Rev. No. 2116/2010 & Cri. Rev. No. 122/11 petitions arise out of common order hence they are decided by this common order. These Criminal Revisions mentioned above u/s 397 read with Section 401 Code of Crimi­nal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to for short, "Cr.P.C".) preferred by the ap­plicants, being aggrieved from the order dated 30.11.2010, framing of charge u/s 13(1)(d)(ii) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for brevity hereinafter referred to 'the P.C. Act) and also u/s 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'the IPC') by Special Judge, (con­stituted under the Provisions of the P.C. Act, 1988) Khandwa, in Special Case No. 3/2010 (State of M.P. vs. Shivnath Prasad and two Others).

2. It is an admitted fact that in criminal revision No. 2116/2010 applicant No. 1 S.N. Prasad was the then Chief Engineer in Public Works Department (for short "PWD"), Indore and applicant No. 2 A.K. Shrotiya was the then Executive Engineer, (PWD), Khandwa, at the relevant time, and now both have been retired from service. In criminal revision No. 122/2011 applicant R.P. Tiwari