HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL APPEAL No.788 OF 2010

JUDGMENT:

1. The appellant/A1 filed this appeal. The trap was laid against A1 and A2. However, on account of the death of A2, the case was abated against him in the trial Court.

2. The appellant/A1 was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and one year under Section 7 and Sections 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, respectively, vide judgment in C.C.No.58 of 2005 dated 10.06.2010, passed by the Principal Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Hyderabad. Aggrieved by the said conviction, the present appeal is filed.

3. Briefly, the case of the prosecution is that the complainant/P.W.1 was working as a Driver in APSRTC, Karimnagar-I Depot since 1989. During 1981-85, while he worked as a driver in Asifabad Depot, in the month of November 1985, he was suspended for irregular maintenance of scheduled timings, and a departmental enquiry was conducted. A punishment was imposed by way of postponing four increments. Aggrieved by the same, P.W.1 approached Labour Court, wherein the Labour Court reduced the punishment to postponement of 2 increments. P.W.1 handed ov