THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL No.620 OF 2014

JUDGMENT:

1. The appellant was convicted for the offences under Sections 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘the Act’) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and one year, respectively, vide judgment in C.C.No.99 of 2010 dated 22.05.2014 passed by the II Additional Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Hyderabad. Aggrieved by the same, present appeal is filed.

2. The prosecution's case, in brief, is as follows:

P.W.1 is the de facto complainant, on whose complaint a trap was laid against the appellant. The appellant was working as a Senior Assistant in the office of the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Karimnagar, from 18.12.2004 to 27.12.2005. P.W.2 is a civil contractor. On 07.12.2004, the Municipal Corporation, Karimnagar, allotted a contract to P.W.2 for laying a pathway in Deer Park under the ISMT Scheme, with an estimated value of Rs. 3,85,221/-. P.W.1, being the authorized agent of P.W.2, was entrusted with the execution of the work, as per the authorization letter marked as Ex.P1. P.W.1 completed 60% of the work. A bill for Rs. 2,