Mr.E.Valsaraj, a sitting M.L.A. in the Union Territory of Pondicherry and the whip of the Congress Legislature Party, has approached this Court brought the petition under Sec.482, Crl.P.C, with the following prayer:

“This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct the 3rd respondent (Superintendent of Police, S.P.E., C.B.I., (ACB), Madras) to investigate the complaint dated 18.3.1997 preferred to 2nd respondent (Inspector General of Police, Union Territory of Pondicherry).”

2. The facts culled out from the petition and the counter, which are relevant and required for the purpose of disposal of this petition, are given under:

(a) One Kandasamy M.L.A. belonging to Tamil Manila Congress preferred a complaint to Kirumambakkam Police Station in Bahour Commune, Pondicherry alleging that in the early hours of 13.3.1997 at about 1.30 midnight the accused persons, namely, (1) D.Ramachandran, (2) Natarajan, (3) Kannan, (4) the driver of one V.Vaithilingam, the Leader of the Opposition Party, and (5) V.Vaithilingam had jointly in furtherence of a common intention offered a sum of Rs.9, 50, 000 to him as reward for doing them a favour in exercise of his legislative duty enabling them to detabil