ORDER :

The petitioner/A7, who is facing trial in Special C.C.No.1 of 2019 before the learned Special Judge, Special Court for the cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Coimbatore, for offence under Sections 120(b), 109 r/w 167, 468, 471 of IPC and Sections 468, 471, 420, 167 r/w 109 IPC and Sections 201 r/w 511 IPC and Sections 109 IPC r/w 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has filed the above Criminal Original Petition.

2. The gist of the case is that the Tamil Nadu Housing Board implemented the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project with financial assistance of World Bank and allotted the house plots to the needy. During the year 1989, the Tamil Nadu Housing Board totally acquired a land to the extent of 291.19 acres at Ganapathy, Coimbatore. A portion of the lands developed into 2933 plots, out of which, 590 plots were allotted for the Economically Stronger Section, 1166 plots were allotted for Economically Weaker Section, 574 plots were allotted for Lower Income Group-1, 388 plots were allotted for Lower Income Group-2, 182 plots were allotted for Middle Income Group and 33 plots were allotted for High Income Group.

3. The witness K.A.Hajamoideen