JUDGMENT :

A.V. RAVINDRA BABU, J.

1. Challenge in this Criminal Appeal is to the judgment, dated 30.06.2006 in C.C.No. 4 of 2001, on the file of Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Vijayawada (“Special Judge” for short). The State, represented by Range Inspector-III, Anti-Corruption Bureau (“A.C.B.” for short), filed the present appeal questioning the order of acquittal recorded against the Accused Officers/respondent.

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

3. The State, represented by Range Inspector-III, A.C.B., Vijayawada, filed a charge sheet in Crime No. 3/ACB-RCT-VJA/2000 of A.C.B., Vijayawada Range, Vijayawada, Krishna District, alleging in substance as follows:

(a) One M. Gangadhar Tilak, S/o Veera Raghavulu (“Accused Officer” for short) worked as Office Superintendent in the office of Mandal Revenue Officer, Koduru Mandal, from 01.10.1996 to 18.02.2000 and he is a public servant within the meaning of Section 2(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (“P.C. Act” for short).

(b) P.W.1, resident of Lingareddypalem of Koduru Mandal is an agriculturist and his father purchased an