JUDGMENT

SARKARIA, J.:—The appellant is a Councilor representing Perambur Division of the Madras Corporation. He was also a member of the Taxing Committee of the Municipal Council. He along with other accused is standing trial in the Court of the Fifth Additional Special Judge, Madras City on four charges namely :

"1. 328thly, that you Accused 78 between November 1971 and November 1973 at Madras, in furtherance of the said agreement and conspiracy and in the course of the same transaction accepted or obtained from Approver Kannappan gratification to the tune of Rs. 26,000/- as a motive or reward for inducingby corrupt or illegal means the public servants, to wit, the officials of the Electrical Department, Central Accounts Department Cash Section, Revenue Department of the Corporation of Madras to do or forbear from doing officials acts, to wit, prepare, process, negotiate and encash for disbursements bogus muster rolls relating to the employment of temporary labourers in the Electrical Department of the Corporation of Madras and that you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 162 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. 329thly that you Accused-78 between August 1972and November