:1: IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2922 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra. ..Applicant. Vs. Pramod Kashinath Jagtap and anr. ..Respondents. Mr.A.S.Shitole, APP. for the State. Mr. S.N. Karandikar for the Respondent No.1. Mr.A.P. Mundergi Sr.Advocate i/by P.P.Runwal for the Respondent No.2. CORAM: R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 28th August, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This is an application for leave to file appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra. The accused persons have been acquitted for offences punishable under Section 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The accused was the Asstt. Registrar of Co.op. Societies and the accused No.2 is the subordinate officer in the co-operative department. The demand was said to have been Rs.5000/- for grant of new money lending licence. According to the complainant, demand was made firstly on 15.12.1997. The record however, indicates that the complainant’s application for licence was received later on 19.12.1997 and the deposit for obtaining the licence was made on 18.12.1997. Still the date 15.12. 1997 was written on the said form. There is no explanation in this :2: regard. It appears to be the admitted position that the visitors book was maintained by the office. The Investigating Officer in his evidence however, denied that any such book was maintained. As regards the demand said to have been made by the accused No.2 on the date of the trap, there is an omission in this regard in the post trap panchanama. Admittedly, the accused No.1 was not present in the office. Admittedly, the amount was not accepted by the accused No.1. The defence of the accused No.1 was that the amount was thrust in his pocket. Considering the over all view of the matter, the reasoning given by the trial court cannot be said to be so perverse as it would require interference in the appeal of acquittal. Hence, leave refused. s Consequently the appeal papers to be filed. (R.S. MOHITE, J.)