( 1 ) THE State of Andhra Pradesh is in appeal against an order of acquittal of the respondent recorded by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 29. 1. 1993.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY, the facts of the case are that respondent J. Satyanarayana, entered into Government service in 1957 as a IIIrd Grade Clerk. He worked his way up and in March, 1986, after having put in about 29 years of service, was working as Revenue Divisional Officer at Miryalaguda, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh. A case came to be registered against him by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on 20th March, 1986 for being in possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of his income. According to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the respondent was alleged to be in possession of disproportionate assets to the tune of more than rupees seven lakhs. After obtaining sanction to prosecute the respondent for offences under Section 5 (1 ) (e) read with Section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, charge sheet was filed before the learned and Additional Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Hyderabad by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on 29. 4. 1987. The learned trial judge after recording evidence and hearing parties, vide judgment date