The minister, who held cost of Goa's energy division in 1998, was accused of granting a rebate to industrial items, inflicting a lack of Rs 4.52 crore to the state exchequer.
The then Chief of Opposition Manohar Parrikar had uncovered the case and filed a criticism towards Godinho.
Within the verdict pronounced on Monday in an open courtroom, Particular Choose Irshad Agha acquitted Godinho of the costs.
The minister was current within the courtroom when it pronounced the decision.
As per the chargesheet, a 25 per cent rebate on electrical energy tariffs was issued to industrial items beneath a notification dated June 27, 1998, permitting concessions from the second electrical energy provide commenced.The notification was issued when Godinho was the ability minister.Parrikar, in his criticism to the state police, had alleged the rebate was granted with out correct session of the state cupboard, which violated the Guidelines of Enterprise governing authorities selections.The Goa crime department, which investigated the case, arrested Godinho in Could 2001 together with former chief electrical engineer of energy division, T Nagarajan.
In 2006, the particular courtroom framed fees towards Godinho beneath numerous sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and part 120-B (legal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
