(Criminal Appeal preferred against the judgment passed by the learned Special Judge cum Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chengalpattu in Spl.C.C.No.4 of 1995, dated 30.6.1999 acquitting the accused.)

This Criminal Appeal has been filed against the acquittal of the respondents/accused who were charged under Section 7 and 13(2) r/w. Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2. The brief facts of the prosecution case are as follows:-

(a) On 14.6.2003, P.W.3, the complainant, for the purpose of enlisting him as a contractor wanted to get a solvency certificate for Rs.10,00,000/= and submitted an application with necessary enclosures in the Taluk Office, Ponneri. The Headquarters Deputy Tashildar who received the application made an endorsement to meet the Revenue Inspector of Minjur and hand over the application to the complainant. On the same day the complainant with the application approached A.1, K.Subramanian, Revenue Inspector of Minjur and handed over the application to him. But, A.1 returned the same to the complainant saying that Chitta Adangal Certificate should be obtained from the Village Administrative Officer and also informed him that some amount sho