JUDGMENT :

Aggrieved by the judgment dated 08.04.2008 in C.C.No.07 of 2004 passed by learned Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Vijayawada, convicting the accused for the offences under Sections 7 & 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, ‘PC Act’) and sentencing him to suffer simple imprisonment for one year and pay fine of Rs.1,000/-on two counts, the accused officer (AO) preferred the instant criminal appeal.

2. The factual matrix of the case is thus:

(a) AO worked as Assistant Engineer in A.P.S.P.D.C.L. in Musunur Section of Nuzvid Sub Division, Krishna District from 18.08.2000 to 08.03.2003 and he is a public servant.

(b) PW3 – the complainant, who owns Acres 3.68 cents of agricultural land in the name of his son PW2, gave an application for electrical connection to the bore in his lands by paying the necessary fee and taking DDs for Rs.5,000 and Rs.125/-in the name of Deputy Electrical Engineer, Gudiwada and also sent copy to the AO and gave necessary papers to him, but AO did not give an acknowledgement. When PW3 met him, AO demanded Rs.2,000/-as bribe for preparation of estimates. In spite of repeated requests, the AO did not listen him and reiterat