BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 05.12.2018 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN Crl.A.(MD)No.246 of 2010 P.Karuppasamy ...Appellant/Accused Vs.

The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Corruption, Tuticorin.

[Crime No.02 of 2006] ...Respondent/complainant Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code, to set aside the judgment dated 09.07.2010 made in Spl.CNo.9 of 2007 on the file of the Special Judge cum Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tuticorin.

For Appellant : MrMayil Vahana Rajendran For Respondent : Mr.S.Chandrasekar, Additional Public Prosecutor

J U D G M E N T

This appeal has been filed seeking to set aside the judgment dated 09.07.2010 made in Spl.CNo.9 of 2007 by the Special Judge cum Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tuticorin.

2.The case of the prosecution is that on 21.08.2006 the defacto complainant approached the respondent Police and gave a complaint against the appellant that on 21.08.2006, at about 11.30 am, when the defacto complainant had approached the respondent seeking patta transfer in respect of his property, the appellant demanded Rs.500/- and the defacto complainant since was not willing t