CAV JUDGMENT

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “the Cr.P.C.”) for quashing and setting aside the FIR being I-C.R. No.7/2018 registered with ACB Police Station, Gandhinagar, for the offences punishable under sections13(1)(e) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘P.C. Act’ for short) as well as sought direction to the concerned authority to declare that the only charge-sheet in connection with FIR being I-C.R. No.6/2018 registered with ACB Police Station, Gandhinagar shall lie against the petitioner, and/or direction to the concerned department to reinstate the petitioner into service.

2. It is stated that on the basis of an intelligence report against the officers of the Gujarat State Land Development Corporation, Gandhinagar (hereinafter referred to as the ‘GSLDC’ for short) of receiving commission and bribe, a raid was carried out on 12.04.2018, where the petitioner was serving as Managing Director and the raiding team recovered a black bag from the present petitioner, wherein cash of Rs.1,28,000/- and gold earri