1. This criminal appeal is preferred by the accused aggrieved by the conviction and sentence passed by the Additional Special Judge for S.P.E and A.C.B Cases, City Civil Court, Hyderabad in his judgment dated 26.09.2005 in C.C.No.14 of 2000 whereunder the learned judge sentenced him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of two (2) years and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- on two counts for the offences under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short “P.C. Act”).

2. The facts led to file the present appeal are succinctly thus:

a) The accused worked as a Mandal Revenue Inspector, Kothapalli Mandal in Kurnool District. The prosecution case is that the family of PW.1 purchased land in S.No.880/B admeasuring Ac.5-40cents situated in Dudyala Revenue Village from one Boya Laxmaiah of M. Lingampally village and they have been in possession and enjoyment of the same. During the year 1977 when the grandsons of Boya Laxmaiah applied for pattadar pass book in respect of the land sold away by Boya Laxmaiah ignoring the sale, PW.1 met the accused at his office on 24.08.1998 and requested to issue pattadar pass book in the name of his fath