"There are prima facie materialsavailable against them and it will not be appropriate to interfere with the trial pending before the Nagercoil Chief Judicial Magistrate," said Justice M Venugopal of the high court's Madurai bench.
He dismissed the plea of Inspector A Thanga Nadan and Special Sub-Inspector C Deva Kumaradhas ofNithiravilai police station in Kanyakumari district, who were "caught red-handed" in a trap laid by Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths while allegedly receiving the bribe.