JUDGMENT :

Maheshan Nagaprasanna, J.

1. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the proceedings in Special C.C. No. 28 of 2012 pending before the XXIII Additional City Civil and Special Judge for Prevention of Corruption Act at Bangalore.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present petition, as borne out from the pleadings, are as follows:-

The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Executive Engineer in the Department of Public Works, Government of Karnataka, by way of direct recruitment in the year 1991 and at the relevant point of time, was working as Chief Engineer and was posted to work as Engineer Member and Chief Engineer of the Bangalore Development Authority, Bangalore in the year 2008. On 6/11/2008 at 10.15 a.m. the Lokayukta Police, received an information that the petitioner was to receive huge bribe in the official guest house at R.M.V. Extension, Bangalore and accordingly, conducted a search at 3.35 p.m. which resulted in an allegation that Rs.20.00 lakhs was recovered in the said Guest House. Based upon the said incident, police registered a FIR at about 7.40 p.m. for offences punishable under Ss. 7, 13(1)(d) read with Sec. 13(2) of the Preven