This Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the
judgment dated 28.04.2014 passed in CC No.47 of 2013 by the
learned Special Judge for trial of ACB Cases in Rayalaseema
Region, at Kurnool.
2. Sole accused officer is the appellant herein. He was tried
for the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read
with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short „the
Act‟). By his judgment dated 28.04.2014, the learned Special
Judge found the accused officer guilty of the offences under
Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Act and,
accordingly, convicted and sentenced him to undergo simple
imprisonment for a period of one year and also to pay fine of
Rs.200/- (Rupees two hundred only), in default to suffer simple
imprisonment for one month for the offence under Section 7 of
the Act. He was further convicted for the offence under Section
13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Act and sentenced to undergo
simple imprisonment for a period of two (2) years and also to pay
fine of Rs.400/- (Rupees four hundred only), in default to suffer
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simple imprisonment for two (2) months. Both the sentences of
imprisonment were directed to run concurrently. MO.4 i.e., cash
of Rs.3000/- was ordered to be returned to PW.1 and other
material objects were ordered to be destroyed after appeal time is
over.
