applicant/accused Sudesh Raut, a Gram-sevak. Applicant/accused Sudesh Raut was having additional charge of Development Officer. On perusal of the register of Grampanchayat and the resolution dated 24th January, 2014, it is found that there is no such mention of giving approval to water pipe line of Mapgaon-Mushet-Bahirole. The photo-copy of the alleged approval dated 8th September, 2014 appears to be a forged document. The complainant Chandrakant Khot has denied that he has ever acted as the proposer and the name of one Walmiya who has allegedly seconded the resolution, is also bogus. Thereafter the said file was processed by the applicant/accused Nandkumar Jadhav on 8th September, 2014 and on the same day applicant/accused Sudesh Raut has given the certificate of supervision. The certificate of availability of the land is also given by the applicant/accused Sudesh Raut. The said file was further processed by the applicant/accused Nandkumar Jadhav who was supposed to verify and then process. The applicant/accused Nandkumar Jadhav did not verify the same though it was his duty to do so. The submission of the learned counsel of the applicants/accused Pundlik Salunkhe that at the relevant time the applicant/accused Pundalik Salunkhe was in-charge only for a short time and therefore he can not be held responsible, is not convincing. So also the submission that the approval was already given by the earlier Committee before he signed it, can not be accepted. The work order which
