K. C. BHARGAVA, J.

By means of this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal procedure the petitioner has prayed for quashing the proceedings initiated against the petitioner under Section 13 (1) (c) read with Section 13 (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 pending in the Court of Special Judge, Lucknow, along with the sanction which has been accorded in the case.

2. The facts which are material for the purposes of this case need only be narrated. According to the petitioner he was working as Engineer-in-chief but the order, dated 25th November, 1991 passed by the Principal Secretary the Cell wherein the petitioner was posted as Engineer-in-Chief was abolished and the petitioner was reverted to the post of Chief Engineer and was attached to I. P. M. C. which was created under the Nagar Vikas Vibhag for the purposes of monitoring the works of the World Bank aid. This order cancelling the Cell and reverting the petitioner was challenged in Writ Petition No. 7802 of 1991. This petition was allowed by this Court on 24th April, 1992 and it was directed that the petitioner be posted in any of the development authorities. This order was not complied with and the State filed

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