met Venkatachalam (P.W.3), Block Development Officer, Elachipalayam. On his advise, he met the Supervisor Periyasamy (P.W.5) and handed over the requisition form along with other documents. P.W.3 had initialed in the application and handed over it to P.W.5 and thereafter, P.W.5 had gone to his seat and had summoned the accused and asked him to visit the place, where the land in which the bore-well is sought to be erected, for issuing No Objection Certificate. The accused had asked P.W1 to come to Manikampalayam at 8.30 am on the next day and accordingly, P.W.1/defacto complainant had taken the accused in his two wheeler to the land and later, at the request of the accused, he dropped him at the bus-stop. At that time, the accused insisted P.W.1 to pay Rs.400/- on the next day for getting NOC. When he expressed his inability to pay such sum, he reduced his demand to Rs.350/-. Further, on 23.01.2004, when P.W.1/defacto complainant had again met the appellant/accused, he had reiterated his earlier demand of Rs.350/and asked him to give the same on 30.01.2004 since there are holidays in between. Since P.W.1 was not willing to pay the bribe amount, he had lodged a written complaint (Ex.P.1) on 30.01.2004 at 8.45 a.m. to P.W.11.Somasundaram, Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption ,
