JUDGMENT

AHMADI, J.:— Rup Singh, the appellant, was serving as a Revenu Patwari of village Balad Kalan. On 22nd December, 1980, PW 5 - Sukhdev Singh approached him in the Patwarikhana at Bhawanigarh and requested him to supply a copy of the Jamabandi concerning his land as he was desirous of installing an electric motor. The appellant demanded Rs. 300/ - by way of illegal gratification for preparing and supplying the copy of the Jamabandi. After some discussion the amount was settled. at Rs. 200/ -. PW 5, however, was not desirous of paying the said amount to the appellant. He, therefore, approached PW 8 -Gurdial Singh, Vigilance Inspector, and gave his complaint Exh. PJ. Thereafter, PW 5 handed over two currency notes of Rs. 100/- each, Exhs. P4 and P5, to PW 8. PW 8 treated the currency notes with phenolphthalein powder and noted their numbers in the Memo Exh. PK. He thereafter gave a demonstration of the working of the phenolphthalein powder to PW 5 and PWs 6 and 7 who had been called to witness the trap proposed to be laid. PW 5 was instructed to go to the Patwarikhana and pay the amount to the appellant on demand. PW 7 was directed to accompany PW 5 and to give the signal on t