JUDGMENT :

The petitioner was a Gazetted Government servant under the State of Bihar and at the relevant point of time, he was posted as Assistant Engineer, in the divisional office at Muzaffarpur of the department of Building Construction, when a raid was conducted on 11.07.2013 at his residence by the Economic Offences Wing of the State Government leading to registration of Economic Offences Police Station Case No. 28 of 2013. It was alleged against him in the criminal case that he had acquired property disproportionate to all known sources of his income which was punishable under Section 13(1)(e) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The petitioner was put under suspension with effect from 11.07.2013, with the issuance of a notification to this effect on 25.07.2013.

2. It transpires that on the basis of a report submitted by the Superintendent of Police, Economic Offence Unit-3, Bihar, Patna, through his letter dated 11.09.2013 addressed to the Principal Secretary, Building Construction Department, a Departmental Proceedings was initiated against the petitioner with the issuance of charge sheet on 22.10.2013. The said letter dated 11.09.2013 has been brought on rec