JUDGMENT :

(K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J.)

This Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the judgment, dated 20.12.2007, passed in CC No.20 of 2003 by the learned Additional Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases-cum-V Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad.

2. The sole accused officer is the appellant herein. He was tried for the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short „the Act‟). By his Judgment, dated 20.12.2007, the learned Additional Special Judge found the accused officer guilty of the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Act and, accordingly, convicted him of the said offences, and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one and half year and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six (6) months for the offence under Section 7 of the Act. The accused officer was further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment of one and half year and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six (6) months for the offence punishable under Section 13 (1) (d) read