( 1 ) THE petitioner is employed as an Inspector in Delhi Police. In July 1976 he v- as posted as an Inspector in Anticorruption Branch of Delhi Police. On 1st July, 1976, he lad a trap against one Raj Singh on the complaint of one Ram Chander for demanding illegal gratification. Raj Singh was subsequently tried under the Prevention of Corruption Act (hereinafter referred lo as the Act), being case No. 50176. State v. Raj Singh in the Court of Shri D. C. Aggarwal, Special Judge, on 18th November, 1977 the petitioner was examined as a prosecution witness being the investigating Officer. During the course of his cross-examination. he, inter alia, deposed that :

"two cases for damages against me, Union of India S. D. M. were filed by Shri H. K. S. Malik through his brother and mother sinise I had not obliged him in forcibly occupying plot No. C-5, Rana Pratap Bagh. There is a complaint case against me pending regarding the same plot since I did noi oblige Sh. H. K. S. Malik for convening a civil case into a criminal case regarding the same plot. It is a complaint for not registering the case. "

( 2 ) ON coming to know of it, the respondent then posted as Additional Distri