Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J.- Petitioner Ajay Kumar Prasad has challenged the order dated 13.01.2010 passed by Special Judge. (Vigilance) 1 Patna in Vigilance P.S. Case No. 114/2009 corresponding to Special Case No. 91/2009 whereby and whereunder petitioner has been summoned to face trial for an offence punishable under Sections 409. 120-B of the IPC read with Section 7/13(2). 13 (1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

2. Bereft of unnecessary details. instant case has been registered on account of having the petitioner falling under trap while accepting Rs.1 Lac in lieu of bribery to give undue-advantage to Avinash Kumar Singh who was Industrial Electrical Consumer and who on account of exorbitant bill so tendered approached for getting it corrected.

3. Apart from other grounds over which no emphasis was drawn up by the learned counsel for the petitioner during course of argument confined his argument relating to sanction so granted in accordance with Section 19 of the P.C. Act.

4. While assailing the sanction order it has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he happens to be General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer of Bihar Electricity Board and taking into account his