giving him the receipt for Rs.555/-, the accused made 2 nd demand. The defacto complainant bargained with him and settled for Rs.300/-. The accused/appellant them told the defacto complainant to come on 24.10.2007 with the bribe money. Reporting the same, the complaint dated 24.10.20107, which is marked as Ex.P.2 given to the Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti-corruption, Cuddalore at 9.00 hours. This complaint being taken up and registered in Crime No. 07 of 2007. Two official witnesses were called to witnesses the trap. The Entrustment Mahazar Ex.P.4 prepared between 11.15 to 12.15 hours. The trap team proceeded to the District Register Office and reached there at 12.30 hours and met the accused on 12.50 hours. At that time, the accused demanded Rs.300/- then smeared with Phenolphthalein Powder was handed over to the accused. After receiving the pre-arranged signal from P.W.2/defacto complainant, the trap team headed by Inspector of Police/P.W.14 entered into the office and had conducted Phenolphthalein Test in the hands of the accused. Thereafter Rs.300/-, kept in the pant pocket of the accused was recovered under the Mahazar Ex.P.9. The hand wash samples sent to the laboratory was tested in the lab by P.W.11 and the report Ex.P.35 discloses the presence of Phenolphthalein and Sodium carbonate in the hand wash solution. Though
