JUDGMENT :

This Criminal Appeal, under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘the Cr.P.C’), is filed by the appellant, who was the Accused Officer (AO) in Calendar Case No.7 of 2001, on the file of the Court of Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Vijayawada, (for short, ‘the learned Special Judge’) challenging the judgment therein, dated 17.11.2006, whereunder the learned Special Judge found the AO guilty of the 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’), accordingly convicted him under Section 2 48(2) Cr.P.C and, after questioning him about the quantum of sentence, sentenced him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.2,500/- in default to suffer Simple Imprisonment for three months for the charge under Section 7 of the PC Act and further sentenced him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs.2,500/- in default to suffer Simple Imprisonment for three months for the charge under Section 13 (2) R/w. Section 13 (1)(d) of the PC Act. Both the above substantive sentences shall run concurrently.

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