( 1 ) THIS appeal, by the state, is directed against the judgment, dated 21-5-1997 in C. C. No. 98 of 1994 on the file of XXI Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, by which, the accused i. e. , the respondent herein was acquitted of the charges punishable under Sections 409, 471, 420, 468 and 474 (a) I. P. C.

( 2 ) THE case of the prosecution in brief is that the respondent herein was working as Special Assistant at the relevant point of time in Syndicate Bank of Bolaram Branch whose Branch Manager filed a complaint before the Sub-Inspector of Police, Team IV, CCS, DD. , Hyderabad which was registered as a Crime No. 83 of 1989 for the alleged offences punishable under sections 409, 467, 471 and 474 (a) I. P. C. the allegation of the complaint is that the respondent herein abused his official position and misappropriated various amounts by manipulating and destroying the records on various occasions. On the basis of the complaint, the criminal law is set into motion, and after conducting a thorough investigation, the police filed charge-sheet, which was numbered as C. C. No. 98 of 1994.

( 3 ) IN order to bring home the guilt of the accused, the prosecution pressed into service the evi

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