B. K. BEHERA, J.

( 1 ) THE appellant stool charged for commission of offences punishable under Section 512) read with Section 5 (1) (c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (for short, the Act) and Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, the Code) in the court of the Special Judge, Sambalpur, as follows: First-That you B. K. Kutty being a public servant i. e. in the capacity of a Steno to R. T. O. , Sundargarh in December, 1972, dishonestly or fraudulently misappropriated or converted to your own use a sum of Rs. 325/- by forging the R. C. Book of car No. O. R. D. 5328 and by putting a false R. C. No. 1034 dated 10-11-72, which sum was entrusted to you in the said capacity, which was under your control by one Kundanlal of old Station, Rourkela towards the tax of his said car and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act read with Section 5 (1) (c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and within my cognizance. Second-That you B. K. Kutty during the same time and place, being the Steno to R. T. O. , Sundargarh, forged certain documents purporting to be a valuable security i. e. the R. C. Book of car No. O. R. O. 532