JUDGMENT :

A. BADHARUDEEN, J.

The sole accused in C.C.No.8/2006 on the files of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thrissur, has filed this appeal challenging conviction and sentence imposed against him in the above case dated 30.09.2009. The State of Kerala representing the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, is the respondent.

2. In this matter, the learned counsel who filed this appeal submitted on 30.6.2025 that despite having repeated correspondence, no response was received from the appellant, and accordingly, the vakalath of the appellant was relinquished. In view of the above, Adv.Sri.Adithya Narayanan K.G. is appointed as State Brief to argue the matter on merits.

3. Heard Adv.Sri.Adithya Narayanan K.G., the learned State Brief appearing for the appellant and the learned Public Prosecutor. Perused the judgment impugned and the relevant documents.

4. I shall refer the parties in this appeal as 'prosecution' and 'accused' for easy reference hereinafter.

5. The prosecution case herein is that, the accused, while working as Secretary of Alagappanagar Grama Panchayath, being a public servant, while on duty, demanded and accepted Rs.250/- from the complainant, who was exami