1. By this petition, the petitioner seeks to challenge the order No. 1-05 / PD - EK / 313(1) / 228, dated 5-2-2010 (Annexure P / 1) passed by the Executive Director (Human Resources) Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited, Raipur whereby sanction to prosecute the petitioner under the provisions of S.13(1)(e) and S.13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short 'the Act, 1988') has been granted and the corrigendum No. 1-5 / PD - EK / 313(1) / 522 dated 6-3-2010 (Annexure P / 2), addressed to the Inspector General of Police, And Corruption Bureau / Economic Offence investigation Bureau, communicating the information of grant of sanction to prosecute the petitioner.

2. The facts, in nutshell, as projected by the petitioner is that the petitioner was the employee of the then Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (for short 'the Board') working on the post of Assistant Engineer. After bifurcation of the board, five new companies were formed and the petitioner's services came under respondent No. 2 i.e. Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited. On 28-8-2000, the respondent No. 4 made a search in the premises of the petitioner, wherein it was allegedly found