Challenging the order passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tiruppur and Special Court for Trial of Cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in Spl.C.C.No.7 of 2014 dated 12.09.2019, the present appeal has been preferred by the petitioner.

2. The short facts of the case is as follows:

2.1. There was a dispute between Subramaniam/PW3/de- facto complainant's brother-in-law and one Muthukrishnan over the sale of some property. Due to which, Subramaniam was assaulted by Muthukrishnan and his men. In regard to the same, Subramaniam gave a complaint in Avinashipalayam Police Station. To enquire about the status of the complaint given by Subramaniam, the defacto complainant met the respondent/accused, who instructed him that a case and counter case has been registered against each other in Avinashipalyam Police Station. The respondent accused instructed the defacto complainant that in order to prevent any action against Subramaniam, he demanded him to pay a sum of Rs.20,000/-. Being dissatisfied with the conduct of the respondent, the defacto complainant approached the trap laying officer and instructions thereby, he acted upon to the respondent. On 14.08.2008,