1. The appellant is the fifth accused in CC Nos. 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86/2007 on the file of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram. He was the Inspector attached to District Co - operative Bank, Pathanamthitta. He was prosecuted along with 6 others, by the Deputy Superintendent of Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau, Pathanamthitta, alleging offence under S.13(2) r/w 13(1)(c) and (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act (hereinafter referred to as PC Act) and S.409, S.468, S.471 and S.120B IPC. The prosecution case is that the appellant was working as the Inspector attached to District Co - operative Bank, Pathanamthitta. The District Co - operative Bank, Pathanamthitta has a Branch at Adoor, wherein PW 5 was the Manager. Under the Adoor Branch, there is a Service Co - operative Bank (Primary Bank) by name Erath Service Co - operative Bank of which the first accused was the Cashier and Accountant, the second accused was the Secretary, the third accused was the President and accused 4 and 5 were the Sub Committee members and accused No. 7 was the Agricultural Officer. The 1st accused is the brother - in - law of PW 2 Rajan Nair. Late Krishnan Nair and Panka