JUDGMENT :

A.V. RAVINDRA BABU, J.

1. The judgment in Calendar Case No. 13 of 2001, dated 16.07.2007, on the file of the Court of III Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Visakhapatnam (for short “the learned Special Judge”), is under challenge in the present Appeal filed by the unsuccessful accused.

2. The Accused Officer (AO) faced charges under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) R/w. Section 13(2) of the Prevention of the Corruption Act, 1988 (for short “the PC Act”). The learned Special Judge on conclusion of trial, found the AO not guilty of the charge under Section 7 of the PC Act but found him guilty of the charge under Section 13(1)(d) R/w. Section 13(2) of the PC Act and, accordingly convicted him under Section 248(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “the Cr.P.C.”) and, after questioning him about the quantum of sentence, sentenced him to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- in default to suffer Simple Imprisonment for two months for the charge under Section 13(1)(d) R/w. Section 13(2) of the PC Act.

3. The parties to this Criminal Appeal will hereinafter be referred to as described before th