HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL APPEAL No.345 OF 2012

JUDGMENT:

This appeal is filed by the appellant/accused questioning the conviction recorded by the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad, in CC.No.19 of 2008, dated 11.04.2012, for the offences under Sections 7 and 13(2) r/w. Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short “the Act of 1988”).

2. The case of the prosecution is that PW.1 is the correspondent of RNT Memorial Shantiniketan School at Karimnagar. He lodged a complaint with the CBI. According to PW.1, the institution was paying the contribution of the Provident Fund for the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school since the year 2003. The appellant was working as the Enforcement Officer in the office of PFO, Sub- Regional office, at Karimnagar. The appellant used to visit the institution and verify the files pertaining to the EPF (Employees provident Fund) regarding the contribution made by the institution to its employees. The institution used to maintain all the required registers. The appellant went to the institution in November 2006 and informed the management that they have to pay EPF contribution immediately and also asked for