JUDGMENT :

These appeals are directed against the judgment dated 13.01.2022 in C.C No.16/2011 passed by the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thrissur. The appellant in Crl.A No.124/2022 is the sole accused. The appellant in Crl.A No.155/2022 is the defacto complainant. By the impugned judgment, the Trial Court convicted the accused under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, 'the Act'). While disposing of the Case, the Trial Court held that it was expedient in the interest of justice that an inquiry should be made into the offence punishable under Section 193 IPC against the defacto complainant (PW1) and directed to file a complaint against him.

CRIMINAL APPEAL No.124 of 2022

Prosecution Case:

2. The accused was a Village Officer of Mundur-1 Village in Palakkad District in 2009. The defacto complainant (PW1) owned the landed property covered by sale deed No.1855/07/1 of SRO, Parali. His father had 'verumpattom right' over the land, having an extent of 24.75 cents. PW1 purchased the said right from his father under Ext.P3 sale deed in 2007. A thandaper number had been assigned to the property in favour of the father