G. P. Mathur, J.

1. The petitioner seeks quashing of an order dated February 10, 1995 passed by the Superintending Engineering Minor Irrigation Bareilly, by which he has been placed under suspension.

2. THE petitioner Vinaipal Rastogi is a Junior Engineer in the Minor Irrigation, Department and at the relevant time he was posted in Jalilpur Block in the district of Bijnor. THE State Government had introduced a scheme for providing the facility of free boring of tubewells for parsons belonging to weaker section of Society. One Sheo Charan resident of Jalilpur Block gave an application to S. P. Vigilance, Bareilly, on February 6, 1995 complaining that petitioner was demanding bribe for supplying pipes and reflex valve etc. THE S. P. Vigilance passed an order on the same day directing to Dy. S. P. to lay a trap. Thereafter on February 8, 1995 the petitioner was caught red handed in his office while accepting a bribe of Rs. 500 from Sheo Charan. THE Deputy S. P. Vigilance, then lodged a first information report on the basis of which a case under Section 7/13 (2) read with Section 13 (l) (d), Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against the petitioner. It was thereafte