JUDGMENT

PRAKASH D.NAIK, J. - The appellant was charged for the offences punishable under Ss. 7, 13(1)(d) r/w Sec. 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2. The judgment was reserved after hearing both the sides. Thereafter the appeal was listed on 2/5/2022. Further submissions were heard and again closed for judgment.

3. The brief facts of the prosecution case are as under :

i) The complainant Bhairavnath Ganpati Khandekar is resident Bolawi village, Tq. Kagal. His father Ganpati Khandekar holds 4 to 5 acres of land at village Bolawi. Complaint 's father and brothers are cultivating the said land; ii) Since there was no source of irrigation for the land, father of complainant applied to Panchayat Samiti, Kagal for sanctioning a well under Jawahar Water Scheme in the month of December-1999 and prayed for subsidy for constructing well. Necessary papers were attached to the application;

(iii) The Block Development Officer of Panchayat Samiti Kagal informed the father of complainant to execute the agreement for constructing well. Accordingly, complainant 's father went to the office of Panchayat Samiti, Kagal in the month of March-2000 and executed necessary agreement and agreed