Judgment

Raveendran, J.—This appeal is preferred against the judgment dated 21.01.2000 passed by the High Court of Madras dismissing Criminal Appeal No. 127 of 1993 filed by the Appellant thereby confirming the judgment dated 25.01.1993 passed by the Special Judge, Madurai in Calendar Case No. 2 of 1987, convicting and sentencing him under section 5(1)(e) read with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (for short ‘the Act’).

2. The case of prosecution, in brief, was as follows :-

2.1) The appellant joined the Southern Railway on 5.7.1958. He was promoted as a Permanent Way Inspector and later as Assistant Engineer on 28.5.1981. The appellant’s family consisted of himself, his wife and two children. He had six brothers and three sisters and had no ancestral properties.

2.2) On information received that the appellant was corrupt and had amassed assets disproportionate to his income, R.C. No. 33 of 1986 was registered on 28.5.1986 by the Superintendent, Central Bureau of Investigation, Madras. Chelladurai, Inspector CBI [PW-23] took up the case for investigation and obtained a warrant for inspection of the appellant’s house No. 16, North Colony, Railway Quarters, Dindigul