ORDER

1. Though this matter is listed today for orders on admission, however, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties it is heard finally.

2. Petitioner-Rajendra Kumar Batham, a Retired Judicial Officer, has filed this petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for brevity “Cr.P.C.”) for quashing of F.I.R. No.89/2021 dated 29.12.2021 registered at Police Station, Economic Offences Wing, Bhopal for offences under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 406, 409 & 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the “IPC”) and sections 7, 13(1)(a) & 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,1988.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner was a member of Madhya Pradesh Judiciary and was posted in different Districts. Between period 1.4.2012 to 30.3.2013, he was posted in Dewas on deputation in the Labour Court and thereafter he was relieved from the post and was posted at CJM Rajgarh Biaora. He stood retired from the service on 24.4.2014.

4. In the year 2017, the petitioner was informed by the Labour Court Dewas in 2014-15 that by playing fraud a bank account was opened, in which, Government money has been misappropriated. On this information the petitioner