( 1 ) THIS application for suspension of sentence has been made by the appellant. The appellant was Senior Branch Manager with Syndicate Bank. He demanded a bribe of Rs. 10,000/- from complainant for granting Temporary overdraft Facility. Complainant made a complaint to SP CBI and a raid was conducted after laying a trap and the appellant was caught with cash amount of rs. 4,000/- along with a self cheque given to him by the complainant. ( 2 ) IT is submitted by the counsel for the appellant that the complainant has falsely implicated the appellant and the amount of Rs. 10,000/-was paid by the appellant towards two unpaid installments of the current account and it was not bribe money. He stated that it is normal for a customer to walk into the cabin of Branch Manager and make payment, which Branch Manager deposits in the accounts of the customers. In this case also the amount was to be deposited in the name of the customer and it has come in evidence that two slips were also signed by the customer. Similar plea is taken about self cheque. He stated that self cheque amount was also to be deposited in the account of customer. ( 3 ) THIS plea was also raised before the Trial Court and the Trial court had considered this plea in detail and came into the conclusion that this was false and untenable plea. It is known to everyone that if a customer has to transfer money from his one account to another account he would either fill a transfer slip or issue a cross-cheque in his own name recording his account number in which money is to be transferred. A self cheque is as good as cash and for transferring money from one account to another account, a self cheque is not required to be given to Bank Manager. ( 4 ) LOOKING at the level at which the appellant was working and the fact that being a Senior Branch Manager responsible for running the branch as head of the branch, the demand of bribe by him is not a serious but a very serious offence. If, the head of a department is corrupt, one can think of the lower staff and the fate of such branch. If, the head of a department is corrupt, one can think of the lower staff and the fate of such branch. ( 5 ) CORRUPTION nowadays has become a cancer in the society and this crime cannot be looked upon as a trivial offence. Supreme Court in State of M. P. And others v. Ram Singh 2000 SCC (Cri.) 886 observed as under: "8. Corruption in a civilized society is a disease like cancer, which if not detected in time, is sure to maliganise (sic) the polity of the country leading to disastrous consequences. It is termed as a plague which is not only contagious but if not controlled spreads like a fire in a jungle. Its virus is compared with HIV leading to AIDS, being incurable. It has also been termed as royal thievery. The socio-political system exposed to such a dreaded communicable diseased is likely to crumble under its own weight. Corruption is opposed to democracy and social order, being not only anti-people, but aimed and targeted against them. It affects the economy and destroys the cultural heritage. Unless nipped in the bud at the earliest, it is likely to cause turbulence " shaking of the socio-economic-political system in an otherwise healthy, wealthy, effective and vibrating society. " ( 6 ) I find no ground to allow the application. The application for suspension of sentence is hereby dismissed.