IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No.623 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra vs. Sunil Dattatraya Shinde. ------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes,Office : Memoranda of Coram, : Court’s or Judge’s orders appearances,Court ’s : orders or directions : and Registrar’s orders. : ------------------------------------------------------------ Mr A.S. Shitole, A.P.P.for the State. Mr Prakash Naik for Respondent No.1. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.R. JOSHI,J. A.R. JOSHI,J. A.R. JOSHI,J. DATED : 2ND MAY,2009. DATED : 2ND MAY,2009. DATED : 2ND MAY,2009. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard rival submissions for some time. It is a matter of alleged demand and acceptance of Rs. 600/- bribe by the accused,who is a police constable. It appears that the learned Special Court was influenced with the defence of the accused that he rejected the amount which was offered to him and in that process he touched notes and they were thrown on the ground. It is submitted on behalf of the State that the anthracin powder was found on the fingers of the accused and as such there is material to show that he had accepted the amount though the Special Court came to the conclusion that there was no demand by the police constable. 2. After going through the documents and after hearing the rival submissions in the opinion of this Court there appears substantial question of law involved in this appeal, mainly when anthracin powder is appearing on the fingers of the police constable who has been charged for accepting the bribe of Rs. 600/- from the hand cart puller on the open public road. Under the aforesaid circumstances, appeal is admitted. R and P be called for. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.) (A.R.JOSHI,J.)