JUDGMENT

A S Gadkari, J. - The appellant-State has questioned correctness of the Judgment and Order dated 3rd June 2011 passed by the learned Special Judge, Sindhudurg at Oros in Special Case No.13 of 2009, acquitting the respondent from the offence punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) punishable under Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, 'the P.C. Act').

2. Heard Mr. Hulke, learned A.P.P. for the appellant-State and Ms.Ameeta Kuttikrishnan, learned counsel for respondent. Perused entire record.

3. The prosecution case in brief is as under :-

(i) Shri Narendra N. Deshpande (PW-1) was proprietor of a firm namely 'Akshay Enterprizes'. He used to take work on contract basis from Telephone Company for laying down underground cables, giving new connections and also used to give vehicles on hire basis to the Company. In the year 2006, a contract was awarded to Shri Narendra Deshpande (PW-1) on the basis of his tender approved by the concerned Government department. In pursuance of the said tender, PW-1 had received a contract for laying down underground cables at Malwan. After completion of the said work, PW-1 had submitted his bill to the Malwan Sub Div