BHARATI H. DANGRE, J.

1. The present appeal is filed by the appellant being aggrieved by the judgment and order delivered by the Special Judge, Gadhinglaj, District Kolhapur, in Special Case No. 3 of 2000 (State of Maharashtra vs. Dattatraya Laxman and Another) thereby convicting the appellant/original accused no.1 for the offence punishable under Section 7 and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “the PC Act”) and sentencing him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for five years and six years respectively and directing that the substantive sentences to run concurrently.

2. The case of the prosecution in nut-shell is narrated in the subsequent paragraphs:-

(i) That the complaint was lodged by Shri Sudhir Bhimgonda Patil to the Anti Corruption Officer alleging that the appellant who was working as Talathi Dundage had demanded an amount of Rs. 1900/- from him for recording his name in the 7/12 extract register in respect of agriculture land Gat No. 119 and 115 situated at village Mouje Dundage which the complainant had purchased from one Shiladevi Hiremath. It was alleged by him that he had submitted an application in the Talathi office Dund