1 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR . CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.APPA 26 OF 2010. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS RAVI KESHAO JAMBHULKAR ______________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Mrs. K.S. Joshi, APP for applicant State. Shri C. H. Jaltare, Advocate for the respondent. Coram : A.H. JOSHI, J. Date : 5th April, 2010. 1. The State has challenged the order of acquittal. 2. The accused was charged by the Special Judge, Nagpur, for the offence punishable under Sections 7 & 13(1)(d) R/w Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. 3. It was alleged that he has accepted a bribe of Rs.2000/- for effecting mutation in the record of rights which was also found with him. 4. The accused has taken defence that the amount was received towards arrears of revenue and even produced certified copies of receipts thereof. 2 5. The learned Special Judge found the defence to be probable. 6. It is not the case of the State that the amount of revenue dues was not payable. 7. The learned Special Judge, therefore, held that the prosecution has failed to prove that the amount was accepted by the accused only for the purpose of bribe. 8. The view taken by the learned Special Judge is a probable view in the facts and circumstances of the case. 9. The appeal does not call for any interference. 10. The application and appeal are rejected. Judge |mule|