JUDGMENT :

Prayer: Criminal Revision Petition filed under Sections 397(2) & 401 of Cr.P.C. r/w Section 27 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, seeking to call for the records and set aside the order dated 12.10.2021 made in Crl.M.P.No.635 of 2021 in C.C.No.1 of 2020 on the file of the learned Special Judge for trial of cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act at Chennai.

(The case has been heard through video conference)

1. This revision has been filed against the dismissal of the petition filed under Section 239 Cr.P.C. to discharge the petitioner from the charges.

2. The facts leading to the filing of the revision are as follows:

(i) Totally there are three accused. The petitioner is arrayed as A3. A1, was working as Senior Regional Manager in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC), Chennai Region. A2 was working as Salesman in TASMAC Shop and he was acting as a duty driver to A1. The petitioner/A3 was working as Supervisor in the TASMAC shop, and he was removed from service at the time of occurrence.

(ii) The de facto complainant was working as Supervisor of TASMAC shop No.4538, Kancheepuram South. Consequent to the closure of various TASMAC shops, which