1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application No.198 of 2008 (The State of Maharashtra v. Balaji s/o Sakharam Barekar, Motilal s/o Mansaram Nagpure and Jitendra s/o Rameshwarrao Wanmali) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Shri V.A. Thakre, APP for Appellant/State. Shri V.N. Morande, Advocate for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. CORAM : A.H. Joshi, J. DATE : 1st July, 2008 1. This is an appeal against acquittal by the State. 2. It has come on record that there was a transaction between accused No.2 and the complainant, of which accused No.2 offered an explanation that the money offered to him was not that of bribe but it was by way of repayment of hand loan. The Trial Court has found that the allegation that the accused had accepted the amount by way of bribe, was not proved. The findings recorded by the Trial Court, which are based on the discussion made, are not shown to be perverse or wholly impermissible. 3. No interference is called for. 2 4. The application for leave to appeal has no merit and it is rejected. JUDGE Lanjewar