ORDER :

M.Nirmal Kumar, J.

The petitioner/accused in Crime No.2/2024/AC/TPR registered by the first respondent for the offence under Section 7 r/w. 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act filed this quash petition.

2.The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the first respondent registered a false FIR against the petitioner without conducting proper preliminary investigation and the petitioner not committed any offence as alleged by the respondents. The first respondent arrested the petitioner without giving an opportunity of hearing. The first respondent police was in hand in glove with the second respondent/defacto complainant. Further, the first respondent not followed the directions given in the case of Lalita Kumari vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and others reported in 2013 (14) SCR 713 . The FIR registered against the petitioner is specious, speculative and a complete abuse of process of procedure and law. The petitioner is known for his honesty in the Revenue Department and his service records are clear. The petitioner not demanded any bribe and not received any bribe amount in his hand from the defacto complainant/second respondent. It is projected that one