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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J
S.S.Rajasekar – Appellant
Versus
State represented by The Inspector of Police Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Salem – Respondent
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| 1. facts of bribe demand, trap execution, and recovery. (Para 2) |
| 2. petitioner's defence of innocence and stage-managed trap. (Para 3) |
| 3. prosecution's case of demand, acceptance, and pc act presumption. (Para 4) |
| 4. no quashing; allow investigation with legal direction. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
O R D E R
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking quashment of Crime No.22/AC/2025, pending on the file of the first respondent police as against the petitioner.
2. The brief facts of the case are as follows:-
2.1. Based on the complaint dated 24.12.2025 given by the de facto complainant/R2 alleging that the petitioner/accused, who was working as a Village Administrative Officer, had demanded illegal gratification of Rs.2,000/-, for processing the applications filed for issuance of death certificates of the de facto complainant/R2’s step-mother and her daughter, a case in Crime No.22/AC/2025 was registered on 24.12.2025 for the offence under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018).
2.2. After registration of the case, one Arunprasath, a Junior Assistant in the Employment and Training Department, was summoned to be as a shadow witness and a
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