IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.690 OF 2006 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2006 The State of Maharashtra )..Applicant Versus Vasant Malhari Wakle )..Respondent ---- Mr.A.S.Shitole APP for the applicant/State. Mr.Amber Joshi for the respondent. ---- Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Coram : R.S.Mohite,J Date : 24.07.2008. PC 1. This is an application for leave to appeal. The respondent/accused has been acquitted for offences under Prevention of Corruption Act in a trap case. On perusal of the impugned judgment and order, I find that the acquittal is based on sound reasoning. It was the prosecution case that there were three demands. The 1st demand was made on 23.3.2002 in the morning. The 2nd demand was made in the said evening and the 3rd demand was made after the filing of the complaint on 4.4.2003. As regards this, the trial Court has concluded that the 2nd demand was complete omission and improvement in the evidence of the complainant. As regards the 3rd demand, it was the complainant’s case that it was made after he lodged the complaint and was made by the telephone : 2 : conversation. The Court has dis-believed on this footing that there is a reference of this telephone conversation in the complaint itself. As regards acceptance also doubt is thrown by the fact that witnesses talk about accused accepting monies sprinkled with anthracene powder by both hands, whereas anthracene powder was on the one hand. In the aforesaid circumstances, in my view, this is not a fit case to interfere with in an appeal against acquittal. Hence, leave refused. Consequently, appeal papers to be filed. (R.S.Mohite,J) (R.S.Mohite,J) (R.S.Mohite,J)