JUDGMENT :

K. SURENDER, J.

1. The appellant was convicted for the offence under Section offences under Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short “the Act of 1988”) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years vide judgment in CC No. 13 of 2005 dated 31.10.2012 for holding disproportionate assets amounting to Rs.6,48,000/-. Aggrieved by the same, the present appeal is filed.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the appellant was working as postman in Musheerabad Post Office during the cheque period from 01.05.1999 to 30.06.1999. According to the investigation, the appellant was in possession of assets to a tune of Rs.7,320/- as on 01.05.1999. However, by 30.06.1999, A1 was in possession of Rs.6,63,320/-. According to the prosecution, the income of A1 and A2 during the cheque period was Rs.10,996/-. The expenditure was to a tune of Rs.3,298.80 ps. Accordingly, disproportion was arrived at Rs.6,48,302.80 ps.

3. Investigation was done only for the period from 01.05.1999 to 30.06.1999, since A1 deposited amounts i.e., Rs.2,04,000/- on 27.05.1999, Rs.2,04,000/- on 31.05.1999 and Rs.48,000/- on 04.06.1999 in Monthly Income