JUDGMENT :

B. Pugalendhi, J.

1. This Criminal Appeal is preferred by the State as against the order of acquittal passed by the trial Court, namely, the Special Court for trial of cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, Tiruchirappalli, in Special Case No. 73 of 2011, dated 30.07.2014.

2. The brief facts of the case, as projected by the prosecution, are as follows:

2.1. The respondent/accused worked as Village Administrative Officer, Elanthapatti Village from 11.08.1982 to 20.10.2008 and also held the additional charge for Gundur Village, Tiruchirappalli District. One Baskar of Ariyalur Taluk/defacto complainant purchased a house plot in Renuga Nagar S. No. 299/7A of Gundur Village in the year 2006 from one Poovayee Ammal through a registered sale deed, bearing No. 3291/2006, before the Sub Registrar, K. Sathanur. For transferring the revenue records, he applied for change of patta to the Tahsildar, Trichy and in that regard, on 17.10.2008, the defacto complainant [P.W. 2] met the respondent/accused and enquired about his application. At that time, the respondent/accused informed the defacto complainant [P.W. 2] that the said work has already been completed and demanded a sum of Rs. 2