MANOJ SHANKAR DESHPANDE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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Digitally signed by Cr Appeal-965-2004 J-C1 ANANT ANANT KRISHNA KRISHNA NAIK NAIK Date: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY 2025.11.10 12:01:39 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION +0530 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 965 OF 2004 Manoj Shankar Deshpande Age: 36 years, Occupation: Service at present under suspension, Residing at Sangvi, Prathamesh Apartment, Shitole Nagar, Pune – 411 027. ... Appellant Versus The State Of Maharashtra At the instance of Anti Corruption Bureau, Pune ... Respondent **** Mr. Rajiv Patil, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Sameer Singh, Mr. Ojas Kocharekar i/b. Mr. Nikhil Kulkarni for the Appellant. Mr. Balraj B. Kulkarni, APP for the Respondent-State. **** CORAM : M. M. SATHAYE, J. RESERVED ON : 19th SEPTEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 7th NOVEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT: 1. This Appeal is filed by sole Accused challenging the judgment and order dated 23/07/2004 passed by Special Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act, Pune in Special Case No. 14 of 2002. By the said impugned judgment and order, the Appellant is convicted under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (‘PC Act’ for short) and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and six months and to pay fine of Rs.2000/- and in default suffer further rigorous imprisonment for three months. The Appellant is also convicted under section 13(1)(d) r/w. 13(2) of PC Act and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and six months and to pay fine of Rs.2000/- and in akn 1/15 Cr Appeal-965-2004 J-C1 default suffer rigorous imprisonment for three months. The substantive sentences are directed to run concurrently. 2. The case of the prosecution in short is as under. 2.1 The Complainant (Baban Maruti Bamble) used to carry out fishing business along with other vi