Judgment

KASLIWAL, J.:- This special leave petition (criminal) is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature, Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad dated 19-11- 1990. The petitioner was convicted for offences punishable under Section 161, I.P.C. and Section 5(1)(d) punishable under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and a fine of Rs. 2,000/ and in default of payment of fine to suffer two month,. simple imprisonment under each count with a direction that both the sentences shall run concurrently, by an order of the Principal Special Judge for SPE & ACB cases dated 24-11-1988. The High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner and confirmed the conviction and sentence awarded by the trial Court.

2. We have heard Mr. P. P. Rao, learned Senior Advocate on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. K. Madhava Reddy, learned Senior Advocate on behalf of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

3. This is a trap case in which the petitioner was alleged to have accepted an amount of Rs. 50,000/ - as illegal gratification on 5-7-1986 while working as Sub-Inspector of Excise at his office-cum-residence at Godavarikhani.