JUDGMENT

R. Subbiah, J.—This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgment of acquittal of the respondent/accused in Special Case No.1 of 2006, dated 09.06.2014 on the file of the Special-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court, Vellore. The respondent/accused has been acquitted under Section 248(1) Cr.P.C. in respect of the charges framed against him for the alleged offences under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d)(ii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

2. Before going into the details of the evidence, the brief case of the prosecution is stated hereunder:

The respondent/accused was working as Junior Engineer in the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Tharapadavedu, Katpadi, Vellore District. The de-facto complainat (who was examined as P.W.2 before the trial Court) initially approached the respondent/accused on 25.05.2005 seeking electricity service connection for his shopping complex, by submitting an application with fees of Rs. 50/-, for which, receipt was also issued. Subsequently, again on 27.05.2015, the de-facto complainant approached the accused for the same request, for which, the respondent/accused demanded an illegal gratification of Rs. 500/-. Hence, the de-fac