1. Whether a Police officer working on deputation to the Lokavuktha office is empowered to register of investigate the officers falling exclusively within the domain of Indian Penal Code is a question of great importance that has arisen in this criminal revision petition filed under Section 397 r/w 401 of the Cr.P.C.

2. The facts in brief are that the Assistant Engineer, Technical Wing of Karnataka Lokayuktha, Bangalore, submitted a report to the Police Inspector Bureau of Investigation, Lokayuktha, Gulbarga, stating that 12 number bogus bills amounting to Rs.2,79,398/-were prepared by the Engineers working in SBC, Sub-Division No.11, Krishnapur, in favour of one Honkarappa, Contractor and fictitious measurements were recorded in N.B.No.18991/266 and the measurements were recorded in the name of one Sri B.Shankarappa, Assistant Engineer and measured by Sri Gopal Naik, Assistant Executive Engineer (who is reported to be dead) and all the 12 bills were admitted for payment by Sri C.Viswanath, Executive Engineer and payment was recommended. The report also mentioned that the 12 bills were found to be bogus by the Accounts Superintendent and therefore the investigation revea