1 APPLN 779 OF 2011 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.779 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra .. Applicant. -versus Shivaji Dwarukuji Sonavane and anr .. Respondents. Mrs. S. D. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 17th October, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application for leave to file appeal against acquittal of the respondent, for the offenced punishable under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, ordered by the learned Special Judge, Thane amongst the other grounds that P.W.3 Yeshwant Khavale, has admitted in his cross examination that before according the sanction he had not placed any proposal before the Board of Directors. He also admitted that he did not have authority to appoint or remove the accused and the power to appoint or remove the employee is vested in the Board of Directors of the Market Committee. He was only the Secretary. In view of this, it cannot be said that the findings recorded by the learned Judge are perverse or improbable. Leave refused. Appeal dismissed. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)