The instant Criminal Acquittal Appeal has been filed by the appellant against the judgment dated 30.12.2003 passed by the learned Special Judge, Anti Corruption, Jammu, by virtue of which the accused/respondent has been acquitted from the commission of offence under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006 read with Section 161 RPC, on the following grounds :

(a) That order/judgment impugned in appeal is against the law and facts of the case, as such is required to be set aside.

(b) That the learned Special Judge, Anti Corruption, Jammu has mis-appreciated the evidence and misconstrued the law attracted to the facts of the present case, as such the judgment impugned is liable to be set aside on this score also.

(c) That the learned Special Judge, Anti Corruption, Jammu by ordering acquittal of the accused (respondent) has committed grave error in law which has resulted in passing of the impugned judgment.

(d) That the prosecution has successfully proved the allegations levelled against the respondent, and the oral and documentary evidence produced during the trial has undoubtedly established the commission of alleged offences by the respondent, but even then the