S. SUNIL DUTT YADAV. J

This Order has been divided into the following Sections

to facilitate analysis:

I

FACTS OF THE CASE

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II

RELIEF SOUGHT

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III

CHIEF CONTENTIONS

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ANALYSIS:-

A. PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS

B. CONTENTION OF BIAS AND REQUIREMENT OF

ENTRUSTMENT OF DISCIPLINARY ENQUIRY TO

OFFICER OTHER THAN UPA-LOKAYUKTA

C. WHETHER PREJUDICE IS CAUSED BY

NON-SUPPLY OF DOCUMENTS

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I.

FACTS OF THE CASE:-

The petitioner is working in City Sub-Division,

CHESCOM, Maddur Taluk, Mandya District. It

is

alleged

that the petitioner is stated to have demanded a bribe of

Rs.25,000/- for installation of a transformer to the borewell

in the lands of Sri Puttaswamy S/o Boregowda and

Smt.Rathnamma. It is further alleged that part of the bribe

amount was paid and further demand was also made.

The Karnataka Lokayukta Police is stated to have

registered a case in Crime No.4/2015 and had conducted a

trap

while

apparently

the

petitioner

was

receiving

Rs.10,000/- as bribe from Sri G.B. Boregowda.

The Police Inspector, Karnataka Lokayukta had

submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner before the

Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mandya in

Spl.C.No.90/2017