1. The above Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner / first accused in Crime No.3/AC/2010 on the file of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department / first respondent herein.

2. The averments in the First Information Report are as follows:-

On 12.07.2010, at around 08.00 a.m., the defacto-complainant namely, K.Shanmugam S/o Kandasamy, teacher of T.Nallakoundam Palyam lodged a complaint against the petitioner / first accused and second accused namely, Subramanian, stating that the petitioner / first accused had demanded a sum of Rs.1,50,000/- for doing a favour to him. The F.I.R. further disclosed that there was a dispute amongst one Mr.Sheik Navith, one Mr.Veeramalai, Ex.Village President, Valliampatti, Mr.Kailasam of Namakkal, one Mr.Arokiaraj, Nagappattinam and one Mr.Balaguru, Deputy Secretary, Karur District regarding poultry farm, which is situated at Seviturengampatti. Regarding the said dispute, a Criminal Case was registered in Crime No.342 of 2010, dated 07.07.2010, for an alleged offence under Section 506(2) and 406 of Indian Penal Code, on the file of Mohanur Police Station, against Mr.Sheik Navith and the defa