1. The petitioner is facing charge in Special C.C.No.97 of 2014 on the file of the Special Judge, (Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Act), Salem.

2. A case was registered in Crime No.3/AC/2007/SL/SPL by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Salem Special Cell and after investigation, charge sheet was filed against the accused in that case for offences under section 120(B) IPC r/w 167, 467, 466, 468, 417, 419, 471, 477(A), 409 and 420 IPC and under section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(c)&(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 r/w 109 IPC. In that case, the petitioner is arrayed as A.1.

3. The gravaman of the charge against the petitioner is as follows:-

The petitioner was formerly Deputy Commissioner of Labour (DCL), and Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation Act, at Salem and during his tenure between 2004 and 2005, while disbursing the compensation amount, as per the award passed by him in Workmen's Compensation Applications, he disbursed Account Payee Demand Drafts in the name of the persons alleged to be the claimants without verifying whether the persons who were to recei