ORDER :

Maninder S. Bhatti, J.

The instant order will governs M.Cr.C.No.492/2022 where challenge is made to the order of framing of charge and also M.Cr.C.No.6432/2017 by which the filing of charge-sheet is being assailed in the same crime number. Thus, both the matters are being decided by its composite order.

By invoking inherent power of this Court conceived by Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’), the petitioner is seeking quashment of the order dated 18.11.2021, whereby charges have been framed by the trial Court in respect of the offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471 of IPC and Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, against the petitioner; also the statement of charges dated 07.12.2021; and all consequential proceedings thereon.

2. The case of the prosecution in a nutshell, is to the effect that, one Shri B.D. Pandey made a complaint against the petitioner, who at the relevant time was holding the post of Joint Director, School Education, Legal Cell, Jabalpur. In the said complaint which was made to the Economic Offences Wing, Bhopal, numbers of allegations were leveled against the present petitioner relating to securing pr