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CASE NO.:

Appeal (crl.) 773 of 2000

PETITIONER:

R. Janakiraman

RESPONDENT:

State of Tamil Nadu, through CBI, SPE, Madras

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/01/2006

BENCH:

S. B. Sinha & R. V. Raveendran

JUDGMENT:

J U D G M E N T

RAVEENDRAN, J.

This appeal is preferred against the judgment dated

21.01.2000 passed by the High Court of Madras dismissing Criminal

Appeal No. 127 of 1993 filed by the Appellant thereby confirming the

judgment dated 25.01.1993 passed by the Special Judge, Madurai in

Calendar Case No.2 of 1987, convicting and sentencing him under

section 5(1)(e) read with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption

Act, 1947 (for short ’the Act’).

2. The case of prosecution, in brief, was as follows :-

2.1) The appellant joined the Southern Railway on 5.7.1958. He

was promoted as a Permanent Way Inspector and later as Assistant

Engineer on 28.5.1981. The appellant’s family consisted of himself,

his wife and two children. He had six brothers and three sisters and

had no ancestral properties.

2.2) On information received that the appellant was corrupt and