JUDGMENT

(The case has been heard through Video Conference)

This Criminal Revision Case has been filed against the order of dismissal passed in discharge petition viz., CMP.No.2388 of 2017, in C.C.No.206 of

2004, against the revision petitioner herein, dated 25.10.2017.

2.Eleventh accused in C.C.No.206 of 2004, is the revision petitioner herein.

3(a).The 11th accused/revision petitioner herein has filed a petition in CMP.No.2388 of 2017, under Section 239 of Cr.P.C to discharge him from the offence under Sections 408, 420 read with Section 109 of IPC.

3(b).The respondent police had registered a case in Crime No.11 of 1997, against the revision petitioner herein/accused and some others on 19.07.1977 for the offence under Sections 408, 420 read with Section 109 of IPC, for the alleged misappropriation and cheating of bank customers from 29.05.1991 to

15.10.1991.

4.The case of the prosecution is that the alleged misappropriation relates to reduction of weight of pledged jewels of the bank customers. Even in the charge sheet, the respondent police has stated that the revision petitioner was working as Senior Inspector and the statements of the prosecution witnesses under Section 161(3) have al