1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.APPA 382 OF 2010. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS KOMALSINGH KODUSINGH PARIHAR ______________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Shri V. A. Thakre, APP for appellant. CORAM : A.H. JOSHI, J. DATE : 13th AUGUST, 2010. 1. The applicant was charged for the offence punishable under Section 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1989. 2. The learned Special Judge, Gadchiroli held on the basis of appreciation of evidence that : (a) It was not proved that the amount was paid to the accused. (b) The prosecution witnesses deposed that the amount was put into the pocket of the accused. (c) Fingers of the accused were not tested in chemical to see whether phenolphthalein powder was adhering to the fingers of the accused. 2 (d) In the result, payment of bribe amount to the accused and its acceptance was not proved. 3. The judgment of acquittal based on the finding noted in foregoing paras is challenged. It is not shown that these findings are erroneous. 4. Application and appeal has no merit and are dismissed. Judge //mule//