( 1 ) BY this writ petition, the petitioner Shri Surinder Singh Ahiuwalia, at present the Chief Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, seeks to quash the FIR No. RC-1/ 87-ACU (1) dated 24-3-1987 registered by Delhi Special Police Establishment under Section 5 (2) read lal Sec. 5 (1) (e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and the investigation pursuant to the said First Information Report.

( 2 ) WE may state a few relevant facts leading to the present writ petition. The petitioner was commissioned on 3-5-1964 as an Emergency Commission Officer in the Army when he was officiating Captain in the Army, be appeared in the Indian Administrative Service and other Central Government Services Competitive Examination held in 1968 by the Union Public Service Commission. The petitioner was inducted in the Indian Administrative Service Cadre having regard to his order of merit, and was allocated to the State of Nagaland. From 1971 to 1987, the petitioner served in various capacities as under:-

" (A) Under Secretary, Supply Department, Government of Nagaland-1971 (July-September ).

(B) Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kohima-1971 (Sept.-December ).

(C) Additional Deputy Com