Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988–Secs. 7 & 13(1)(d)–Charge framed for the offence–Petition for quashing–Allegation that petitioner- accused accepted Rs. 5,000/- as illegal gratification for giving statements in favour of complainant–Complainant was working as a postal assistant and was prosecuted for opening the bogus accounts–At the relevant time, petitioner was assistant postmaster in the same office and was a prosecution witness in that case–Held, the act of petitioner was an official act and not private–Charge was rightly framed.
