Reserved on : 11.11.2025 Delivered on : 18.12.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Revision No.706 of 2024 Anil Kumar ......Revisionist Vs.

State of Uttarakhand …..Respondent Presence Mr. Aditya Singh, learned counsel for the Revisionist.

Mr. Vijay Khanduri, learned Brief holder for the State of Uttarakhand.

Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J.

The present Criminal Revision has been preferred by the Revisionist- Anil Kumar, under Section 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, challenging the order dated 29.08.2024 passed by the learned Special Judge (Vigilance) and 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Dehradun, in S.S.T. No. 10 of 2020, whereby the discharge application, Paper No. 144-B, was rejected.

2. The case arises out of FIR No. 05 of 2020 registered at Police Station Vigilance Sector, Dehradun, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, read with Section 120-B IPC. The allegation is that on the intervening night of 14/15.02.2020, the Revisionist, while posted as State Tax Officer at Asharodi Check Post, Dehradun, intercepted Truck No. HR 39 C 7088.

3. It is alleged that the Revisionist demanded illegal gratification of ₹ 20,000/- from the drive