L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal preferred by the accused against the judgment in C. C. No. 8 of 1995 on the file of the Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Nellore. The accused was tried for the offences punishable under Sections 7,11,13 (2) r/w 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short the Act ). The trial court through its judgment dt. 6. 12. 1996 held the accused guilty of the said offences. Accordingly, it convicted and sentenced him to undergo R. I for one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- in default to undergo S. I for two months for the offence under Section 7 and to undergo R. I for 18 months and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,500/- in default to undergo S. I for three months for the offence punishable under Section 13 (1) (d) r/w 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The sentence of imprisonment was directed to run concurrently.

( 2 ) THE accused was working as Mandal Revenue Inspector in the office of Mandal Revenue Officer, Cuddapah during the year 1994. Pw. 1 held certain landed property within the limits of Cuddapah mandal. He intended to get himself registered as a contractor with the Public Works Department and for that purpose

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