EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 677 CUTTACK, W EDNESDAY, APR IL 3, 2019/CHAITRA 13, 1941
HOME (SPECIAL SECTION) DEPARTMENT
FORM No. I
(See Rule 7)
DECLARATION
The 2nd April, 2019
S.R.O. No.132/2019— WHEREAS, it was alleged that Shri Harish Chandra Jena, OAS, S/o. Rama Chandra Jena of Vill- Velora, P.S.-Basta, Dist- Balasore, present address Block Development Officer, Sadar, Dist.--Bhadrak, State- Odisha, while holding high public office in the State of Odisha as Block Development Officer, Jajpur Block, Dist.-Jajpur committed an offence under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and that the matter was investigated in Balasore Vigilance P.S. Case No. 18, dated the 31st March, 2013.
AND, WHEREAS, on scrutiny of relevant materials available on record, the State Government is of the opinion that there is a prima facie case of commission of the offence by Shri Harish Chandra Jena, who has accumulated properties disproportionate to his known sources of income by resorting to corrupt means;
AND, WHEREAS, it is felt necessary and expedient by the Government that the said offender should be tried by the Special Court established under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of Special Courts Act, 2006;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 5 of Special Courts Act, 2006 (Odisha Act 9 of 2007), the State Government do hereby declare that the said offence shall be dealt with under the Special Courts Act, 2006.
[No. 887/C.]
LALIT DAS Special Secretary to Government
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