1. The appellant is challenging the judgment and order dated 18.12.2001 delivered by Special Judge, Nagpur in Special Case 25/1991, by and under which, the appellant is convicted of offences punishable under sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.3000/- for offence under section 7 and to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.3000/- for offence punishable under section 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) of the Act.

2. The prosecution case is that the accused was working as an Accounts Officer and at the relevant time was attached to the office of Superintending Engineer, 400 K.V. Transmission Lines, Construction Circle, Nagpur. The complainant Padgilwar lodged a complaint with the Anti Corruption Bureau, Nagpur (A.C.B.) at 10:05 hrs. on 23.07.1990. The gist of the complaint is that the complainant is a contractor and two bills in respect of the work of Pandharkawada and Wani were pending with the then Maharashtra State Electricity Board (M.S.E.B.). The bill of work of Wani was a