JUDGMENT

1. The appellant is arraigned as accused in Spl. C.C. No. 34/2006. The learned IV Addl. Dist. Judge & Special Judge, Belgaum has convicted the accused No.1-appellant herein for the offences punishable u/S 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption act, 1988 (for short P.C. Act) and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs.25,000/-, in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months for the aforesaid offences and further sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months for the offence punishable u/S 13(2) of the P.C. Act.

2. I have heard arguments of the learned counsel for the appellant, learned special counsel for the Lokayuktha and I have carefully perused the entire materials on record.

3. The brief facts that emanate from the records are that, the accused No.1-Ravi Bhimappa Avaradi was working as Village Accountant of Mahishwadgi village in Athani taluk, Belgaum district. It is alleged that the land bearing No. 296/5 and 257/1 were standing in the name of the father of the complainant Shrenik