This Appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 22nd January 2010 passed by the Special Judge, Mumbai in Special case No.17 of 2003, convicting the appellant, who was the accused in the said case, of offences punishable under sections 7 and section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short 'the P.C. Act).

2. By the said judgment and order, the learned Special Judge sentenced the appellant to suffer RI for 6(six) months and to pay a fine of Rs.2,500/in default to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for 1(one) month with respect to the offence punishable under section 7 of the P.C. Act and to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for 1(one) year and to pay a fine of Rs.2,500/in default to suffer RI for 1(one) year with respect to the offence punishable under section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d) of the P.C. Act. The learned Judge directed that the substantive sentences would run concurrently.

3. The allegation against the appellant, as levelled in the police report under section 173 (2)(i) of the Code of Criminal Procedure is that the appellant, who was, at the material time, working as a Senior Accounts Officer (Telephone Revenue)