ORDER :

This criminal revision petition is filed by the petitioner challenging the judgment dated 24.03.2006 rendered by the Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court – II, Chikmagalur dismissing the appeal and confirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence rendered by the trial Court in C.C.No.578/1994 dated 17.12.1999. By the said order dated 17.12.1999, the Trial Court had sentenced the accused to undergo simple imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-for the offence punishable under Section 408 IPC and had sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-for the offence punishable under Section 477A IPC and both the sentences were to run concurrently. The Appellate Court by order dated 24.03.2006 directed the Trial Court to pay a sum of Rs.1,000/-to PW.1 Ramesha Acharya as reward out of the fine amount of Rs.2,000/. To that extent, the operative portion of the judgment of the trial Court was modified.

2. The factual matrix of the case of the prosecution is as follows:

The accused – petitioner herein was appointed as Post Master of Kachakal Post Office as on 14.07.1988 and since then, he was doing the duty as such in