JUDGMENT :

1. Altogether eight persons were put on trial for commission of the offences punishable under Section 120B and 465 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13(1)(d)(ii) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Special Judge for Central Bureau of Investigation cases by its judgment dated 19th January, 1998 passed in C.C. No.8 of 1995 acquitted accused No.5, M. Laila Kumari and accused No.7, A. Nageshwara Rao while holding other accused persons guilty of the charges levelled against them.

Aggrieved by their conviction A1, G. Venkateswarlu; A2, M. Durga Prasad; A3, T. Hanumantha Rao; A4, M. Chakrapani; A6, K. Pulla Reddy and A8 P. Siva Rama Prasad preferred separate appeals. All the appeals were heard together and by a common judgment dated 14th August, 2003 the Andhra Pradesh High Court acquitted them of all the charges.

2. Aggrieved by their acquittal the appellant has preferred this appeal with the leave of the Court.

3. According to the prosecution accused No.3, T. Hanumantha Rao- respondent No.6 herein was a contractor doing civil contracts. He entered into a conspiracy with E. Subhash and Sheik Bhasha, who later on were declared as approver and examined