1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.APPA 514 OF 2010. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS NANDKISHOR DADARAO GAWANDE ______________________________________________________________________ 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 the applicant. CORAM : A.H. JOSHI, J. DATE : 12th AUGUST, 2010. 1. This is an appeal against acquittal by the State in Special Case No.3 of 2007. The respondent who was tried under Section 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, was acquitted. 2. The judgment of acquittal is based on reasons recorded in paragraph no.20. 3. In the said paragraph 20, the Trial Court held that the demand of amount of bribe of Rs.150/- allegedly made by the accused and attempted to be proved by the complainant was not corroborated by shadow witness. Shadow witness has turned hostile. Nothing could be elicited from him in the cross examination. 4. Since the demand of amount by the accused was not proved, the case has resulted into 2 acquittal. 5. The judgment and order of acquittal, therefore, cannot be faulted to be contrary to material on record. No other conclusion than those arrived at by the learned Special Judge is possible. 6. Appeal has no merit. 7. Application and appeal are dismissed. Judge //mule//