JUDGMENT :

This Criminal Appeal is filed by the appellant, who was the Accused Officer (“A.O.” for short) in C.C.No.4 of 2007, on the file of Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Nellore (“Special Judge” for short), challenging the judgment, dated 21.07.2011, whereunder the learned Special Judge, found the A.O. guilty of the charges under Sections 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“P.C. Act” for short) and convicted him under Section 2 48(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (“Cr.P.C.” for short). After questioning the A.O. about the quantum of sentence, the learned Special Judge, sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for three months for the offence under Section 7 of P.C. Act and further sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for three months for the offence under Section 13 (2) r/w 13(1)(d) of P.C. Act and further directed that both the sentences, as above, shall run concurrently.

2. The parties to this Criminal Appeal will hereinafter be referred to as descri