2024:BHC-NAG:7129 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.197 OF 2019 Sayyad Shakil Sayyad Salam, aged about 60 years, r/o Samruddhi Nagar, Takia Ward, Bhandara, tahsil and district Bhandara, (Maharashtra). ….. Appellant.

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The State of Maharashtra, Through Anti Corruption Bureau, Bhandara (Maharashtra). ….. Respondent.

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Shri R.P.Joshi, Counsel for the Appellant.

Shri S.C.Joshi, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J .

CLOSED ON : 30/04/2024 PRONOUNCED ON : 14/06/2024 JUDGMENT

1. By this appeal, the appellant (the accused) has challenged judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 28.2.2019 passed by learned Special Judge (under Prevention of Corruption Act), Bhandara (learned Judge of the trial court) in Special Criminal (ACB) Case No.18/2015 whereby he is convicted for offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (the said Act) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine Rs.5000/-, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month. He is also co