Hon’ble Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J.—I have heard counsel for the petitioner and Standing counsel for the State.

2. The writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 13.11.2007 passed by Superintendent of Police, Chandauli (Respondent-4) by which the petitioner was terminated from the service exercising the power under Proviso (b) to Rule 8 (2) of U.P. Police Officers of Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules 1991 (the Rules) and order of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Varanasi Range, Varanasi (Respondent-3) dated 29.2.2008 by which appeal of the petitioner has been dismissed and order of Inspector General of Police, Varanasi Zone, Varanasi (Respondent-2) dated 27.6.2008 by which revision of the petitioner has been dismissed.

3. The petitioner was recruited as constable in U.P. Police on 1.1.1987. The petitioner was transferred to Police Station Chandauli on 25.2.2007. Since then he was doing his duties there. On 27.9.2007, Sri Sharda Prasad Sharma, Traffic Inspector, lodged a FIR (registered as Crime No. 271 of 2007, under Section 392 I.P.C. and Section 7/13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act,1988) against the petitioner and one other constable Ghan