JUDGMENT - Patel J.

(1) This is an appeal by the accused who has been convicted by the learned Special Judge Nanded, under S. 161 of the Indian Penal Code and S. 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947., for each of which offences he has been sentenced to one years regorous imprisonment and the sentences are directed to run concurrently.

(2) The accused held the post of a Station Master at Bhokar Railway Station on the Central Railway. As such Station Master, he had also to perform the duties of booking goods for transport by railway either in wagon loads or in smaller loads. It was alleged by one Deorao Sambhaji that he used to send foodgrains to several places from Bhokar, that on every ocasion whenever he was allotted a wagon he paid Rs. 10 to the Station Master in the past. On 17th June 1959, he has requisitioned one wagon for Nanded and on 24th June 1959, he had requisitioned another wagon for Jalna. On 18th July 1959, he was assigned two wagons and he loaded both these wagons. In the wagon which was togo to Jalna he had loaded 175 bags of rice. The railway receipt that was given by the accused showed the name of oneKisan as consigner. When questioned, the accused told D

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