1 2025:CGHC:24558 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRR No. 1603 of 2019 Rakesh Raman Singh S/o Shri Vishwanath Singh Aged About 59 Years Occupation Service (Surveyor Assistant Land Protection Officer, Agriculture Department), R/o Mission Chowk, Kedapur, Ambikapur, Police Station and Tehsil Ambikapur, District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Inspector Economic Offences Investigation Bureau, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Pawan Kesharwani, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Ms. Subha Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 16.06.2025 1. The present revision petition has been filed by the applicant with the following prayer:- “It is therefore, most humbly and respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the present revision quashing the impugned PREETI KUMARI Digitally signed by PREETI KUMARI Date: 2025.06.18 16:00:08 +0530 2 order dated 5/10/2019 passed in Special Criminal Case No. 03/2018 by the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988) District – Raipur and further discharge the present applicant from the charges levelled against him under Section 13(1)(E) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 468, 471 and 201 of IPC, in the interest of Justice.” 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the trial is in progress and, at the evidence stage. He further submits that out of 55 prosecution witnesses, statement of 19 witnesses have been recorded, hence, he prays that the present revision be dismissed as withdrawn. 3. There appears to be no interim order passed in the present revision. 4. In view of the above, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter, thus, the present petition is dismissed. 5. The trial Court is at liberty to proceed with the trial and to conclude the same expeditiously, if the same has already not been concluded. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. 7. Registrar (Judicial) is directed to communicate this order to the concerned trial Court for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Preeti