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(i) The petitioner demanded Rs. 10,000/- as bribe from Smt. Prabhwati Devi for sending her absentee statement.
(ii) The conduct of the petitioner is against the provision contained in Rule 3 (i) of Government Servant Conduct Rule, 1976. The petitioner has been caught red handed while taking bribe of Rs. 10,000/- by Vigilance Investigation Bureau, Patna.

In support of the aforesaid charges the copy of the F.I.R of Vigilance P.S. Case No. 75 of 2009 and the letter dated 14.07.2009 issued by the Vigilance regarding the institution of F.I.R have been relied upon by the Respondent as evidence. As per the order contained in charge memo, the petitioner has submitted his explanation to the Superintending Engineer, Sone Patna High Court CWJC No.18905 of 2015 dt.04-12-2023 Canal Circle, Ara-cum-Conduction Officer on 16.05.2014 stating therein that the main allegation has been attributed against the petitioner in Vigilance P.S. Case No. 75 of 2009. The allegation made against the petitioner is not at all related to discharge of his official duty and the Vigilance Court has not taken cognizance of offence against the petitioner and in this view of the matter, the initiation of departmental proceeding against the petitioner is not warranted till the final decision in that Vigilance case. The petitioner requested to exonerate from the charges.