Prevention of Corruption Act | Missing Trap Money Alone Can't Defeat Corruption Trial; Quashing Plea Rejected: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has refused to quash a vigilance corruption case against a former Tahasildar and a private Amin, holding that mere non-recovery of tainted currency notes cannot automatically destroy a prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The judgment was delivered by Justice Dr. Sanjeeb K. Panigrahi on 22 May 2026, dismissing a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by Akhaya Kumar Rout and another accused person. Background of…