JUDGMENT :

Appellant-State represented by Lokayukta Police, Belgaum is before this Court assailing the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 01.07.2011 passed in Special Case No.48 of 2009 on the file of IV Additional District and Special Judge, Belgaum (for short ‘the Trial Court’), acquitting the respondent-accused for the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the PC Act’ for the sake of brevity).

2. Brief facts of the case are that, the informant Sri.Nurullakhan Meerakhan Pathan lodged the first information with Lokayukta Police, Belgaum against the accused stating that his wife lodged the complaint against him and his family members with Malmaruthi Police Station. After registering the complaint, the accused who was working as Assistant Sub Inspector IN the said police station, summoned the informant to the police station. Accordingly, the informant along with his friend Sadaruddin Mohamadgouse Majagavi visited Malmaruthi Police Station on 03.12.2007 and met the accused. The accused enquired about the facts of the case with the wife of the informant and her family members. Bu