JUDGMENT

1. The present petition has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video Conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID-19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.

2. The present petition has been filed for quashing the memo of charge contained in Memo no. 2644 dated 21.08.2015, issued by the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali, whereby and whereunder a departmental proceeding has been initiated against the petitioner. The petitioner has further prayed for quashing of the inquiry report dated 08.11.2018, the order of punishment dated 09.01.2019, passed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tirhut Range, Muzaffarpur, whereby and whereunder, the petitioner has been dismissed from service, the Memo no. 3391 dated 19.07.2019, passed by the Inspector General of Police, dismissing the appeal of the petitioner and the order dated 03.10.2019, issued by the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna dismissing the Memorial filed by the petitioner.

3. The brief facts of the case are that a trap team is alleged to have caught the petitioner while taking bribe, at his house on 31.07.2015, while he was posted as Sub-Inspector of Police at Bidupur Police