Swapna Joshi, J.

The appellant, who was working as a Head Constable attached to Police Station, Mulchera at the relevant time, was prosecuted on the allegations of having committed offences punishable under Sections 7, 13 (1) (d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short, 'the Act of 1988'). The learned Special Judge, Gadchiroli, after conducting the trial, found the appellant guilty of the offences punishable under section 7 of the said Act and sentenced him to suffer R.I. for six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- in default, to suffer further R.I. for one month. She further sentenced to suffer R.I. for one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-, in default, to suffer R.I. for fifteen days under section 13(2) of the said Act.

2. The prosecution case, in nutshell, is that the complainant Pralhad Mandal (PW 1) was working as a Watchman in Ganga Jamna Macchipalan Sanstha, Bamanpeth in Chamorshi Talqua, lodged a complaint with Anti Corruption Office, regarding the demand of Rs.4,000/- on 6.12.2013, by the accused for not beating him and his brother, against whom a complaint regarding theft of fishes from the tank at Singampalli was lodged at