JUDGMENT :

This Criminal Appeal is filed by the State, being represented by the Inspector of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau (“A.C.B.” in short), Visakhapatnam, challenging the judgment, dated 10.03.2006 in C.C.No.19 of 2000, on the file of Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Visakhapatnam (“Special Judge” for short), where under the learned Special Judge, found the Accused Officer (“A.O” for short) therein not guilty of the charges under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“P.C. Act” for short) and acquitted him under Section 248(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (“Cr.P.C.” for short).

2. The parties to this Criminal Appeal will hereinafter be referred as described before the trial Court for the sake of convenience.

3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, before the Court below, according to the charge sheet filed by the Inspector of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Visakhapatnam, pertaining to Crime No.12/RC-WLR/98 of A.C.B., Visakhapatnam, is as follows :

(i) Sri Vadlamani Venkata Somayajulu i.e., the A.O. worked as Senior Assistant, Office of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Chintapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District and he was working as such as o