1 appln 5134 of 2010 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5134 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. Applicant. -versus Dagadu Mahadu Raut .. Respondent. Mrs. M. M. Deshmukh, APP for the Applicant State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 17th June, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application for leave to file appeal against acquittal of Police Naik working in the traffic department at Pune, for the offences punishable under Sections 7, 13(1) (d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The allegation was that the respondent had accepted bribe of Rs.100/- from the first informant in order not to prosecute the first informant for parking his scooty in "No Parking area". The learned Judge noted that twice in the past i.e. on 1.11.2005 and on 1.12.2005, the first informant had been challaned and cases against first informant for the same offence for parking scooty in “no parking zone” were filed. The possibility, therefore, that the first informant was annoyed and wanted to somehow trap the respondent cannot be ruled out. P.W. 3 Pramod Raut who was present at the time of trap 2 appln 5134 of 2010 alongwith first informant stated that the accused had in fact given challan form to the first informant and then the first informant passed on a note of Rs.100/- to the accused alongwith challan form at which point respondent was trapped. It cannot be said that the learned Judge erred in concluding that the offences were not proved. Leave refused appeal dismissed. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)