THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA vs KAILAS RAMDAS SANGLE

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Digitally signed by 484-2018-Apeal-J.doc UDAY UDAY SHIVAJI SHIVAJI JAGTAP JAGTAP Date: 2025.02.13 Uday S. Jagtap 15:04:53 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 484 OF 2018 Kailas Ramdas Sangle Age 42 years, Residing at B/503, Senchury Co.op. Hsg. Soc. 1, Bldg. No.100, Tilaknagar, Chembur, Mumbai – 400 089 .. Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent …. Mr. Satyaram R. Gaud a/w Maniram R. Gaud and Ms. Shikhani Shah for the appellant Mr. P.P. Jadhav, APP for the respondent – State …. ALONG WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1494 OF 2018 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Vs. Kailas Ramdas Sangle, Age 42 years, Residing at B/503, Senchury Co.op. Hsg. Soc. 1, Bldg. No.100, Tilaknagar, Chembur, Mumbai – 400 089 .. Respondent …. Mr. P.P. Jadhav, APP for the appellant – State Mr. Satyaram R. Gaud a/w Maniram R. Gaud, Ms. Shikhani Shah, Wilson K. Jaiswal, Usman Memon for the respondent …. 1 of 33 484-2018-Apeal-J.doc CORAM : PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN, J. RESERVED ON : 5 th FEBRUARY, 2025. PRONOUNCED ON : 7th FEBRUARY, 2025. JUDGMENT :- 1. By this appeal the appellant – accused challenges the impugned judgment and order of conviction and sentence rendered by the Special Judge, Greater Mumbai on 31.03.2018 for the offences punishable under Sections 7 r/w 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short “P.C. Act”). 2. The learned Judge, by the impugned judgment, sentenced the appellant to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 2 years for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the P.C. Act inter alia directing him to pay fine of Rs.2,000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for 3 months. He has also been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 2 years and fine of Rs.2,000/- for the offe