D.Dash,J.

The petitioners by filing this revision have assailed an order dated 28.07.2018 passed by the learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Keonjhar in VGR Case No. 59 of 2009 (T.R. Case No. 80 of 2011). By the said order, the petition filed by the petitioners who have been arraigned as accused persons therein for their discharge has been rejected. Thus, the legality and propriety of the said order whereby and whereunder, the court below has presumed the existence of a prima facie case against these petitioners for commission of offence under section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, “the P.C. Act”) and under section 420/379/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short “the IPC”) as well as section 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 (hereinafter, called as “MMDR Act”) has been called in question.

2. The factual exposition necessary for the purpose are briefly stated as under:-

The petitioner no. 2 is the lessee of Unchabali Iron and Manganese Mines situated in the revenue village Unchabali in the District of Keonjhar, Odisha. The petitioner no. 1 is the General Power of Attorney holder of petitioner n