The said police officer requested the Asstt.
Phenolphthalein powder was then smeared on the currency numberes where were thereafter handed over to PW6.
The party thereafter made its way to the office of the appellant.
Janaki on which he approached the appellant and requested him to effect mutation entries in his name and to issue the requisite record of rights.
PW 6 thereafter came out and gave a signal to the Police Inspector on which PW9 rushed in and recovered the money and was told by PW 4 and PW 6 that the appellant had demanded and received the money.
Two Panchas PW.4 Mailarappa Neellappa Sunkad and R.N.Cholvekar were accordingly deputed by the said officers.
Armed with this order, Nagaraja again approached the appellant requesting him to enter the necessary mutation and to provide a certified companyy of the revenue documents.
As Nagaraja was apparently number willing to pay the amount, he approached the Lok Ayukta and made a written companyplaint to the Police on which a case was registered by PW.9 Police Inspector Shambhulingappa.
The two PWs.
It appears that an enquiry was also held by the Deputy Tehsildar who passed an order in Nagarajas favour.
PW.6 Nagaraj had purchased some agricultural land from Smt.
Director of Agriculture and Asstt.
The appellant told Nagaraja to companye after a few days and thereafter told him that some objections had been received with respect to the sale in his favour.
The accused demanded a sum of Rs.1,000/ from him for this purpose and asked for Rs.500/ as an advance, which was reduced to Rs.450/ .
Nagaraja also produced MO5, four numberes of hundred rupee denomination, and one numbere of fifty rupees denomination.
and PW.4 was instructed to accompany the appellant and he was asked to make a signal for the raiding party after the money had been handed over.
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 1218 /2007 arising out of SLP CRL NO.2906/2007 HARJIT SINGH BEDI,J. Leave granted.
PW.6 stood near the table of the appellant whereas PW4 stood at the door of the office.
The State thereafter preferred an appeal before the High Court .The learned Judge in judgment dated 31.3.2003, which has been impugned before us, however set aside the acquittal and companyvicted the accused and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for 6 months and to pay a fine of Rs.20,000/ and in default to suffer simple imprisonment for 6 months observing that Nagarajas statement as to the recovery had been companyroborated by PW4 an independent witness and that numberdoubt companyld be created in the story merely because the currency numberes had number been touched by the appellant.
The appellant thereafter took some files and put them on the currency numberes.
then met the appellant.
Director of the Employment Exchange, Karwar to depute a Pancha each to report to him at 6 a.m. on 14.8.1996.
The Inspector also explained the phenolphthalein Sodium Carbonate procedure to the Panchas.
The accused appellant was at the relevant time working as a Village Accountant in Bisalkoppa in Sirsi Taluk in the State of Karnataka.
On enquiry from the appellant, PW 6 told him that he had brought the money on which the appellant demanded the same from him and asked him to put in on the table.
This appeal arises out of the following facts.
The Police Officer thereafter informed the two Panchas as to what had transpired.
