JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for records and to set aside the Judgment dated 30.07.2013 in C.C.No.5 of 2004 rendered by XII Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai.)

1. This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgment in C.C.No.5 of 2004, dated 30.07.2013, passed by the XII Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai in convicting the appellant for the offences under Sections 13 (2) r/w 13 (1) (e) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Sections 468 , 468 r/w 471, 467 and 467 r/w 471 IPC and sentencing thereunder.

2. The respondent filed a final report against the appellant and the other accused under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1998 and IPC. The gist of the final report is that the appellant is the first accused in R.C.No.38/A/2002 of SPE:CBI:ACB:Chennai, in C.C.No.05 of 2004. The appellant/first accused joined the Customs Department as Appraiser during 1981 and was posted at Mumbai. He was promoted as Assistant Collector of Customs in the year 1991 and was posted to Tirunelveli and Mad