$~21 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1672/2023, CRL.M.A. 15535/2023 & CRL.M.A.

34279/2023 DEEPAINDRA KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arundhati Katju, Senior Advocate along with Mr. ACI Chaudhary and Mr. Shristi Borthakur along with Petitioner in person.

versuss STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for the State along with Insp. Pramod Gupta, PS. Anti-Corruption Branch.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

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1. The Present Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (formerly Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, [“Cr.P.C.”]) seeks quashing of FIR No. 03/2012, registered on 31^st January, 2012 at P.S. Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), under Sections 7/13 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988,3 together will all proceedings emanating therefrom.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows:

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2.1. On 31^st January, 2012, FIR No. 03/2012 was registered against the Petitioner at P.S. Anti-Corruption Branch. This case originated from a complaint lodged by a builder. He al