Exception is taken to the judgment and order dated 30.06.2008, in Special Criminal Case 20 of 2002, delivered by the Special Judge (Anti Corruption), Chandrapur, by and under which, the appellant (hereinafter referred to as “the accused”) is convicted of offence punishable under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“Act” for short) and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to payment of fine of Rs. 500/and is further convicted of offence punishable under section 13(1) (d) read with section 13(2) of the Act and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and payment of fine of Rs. 500/.

2. Heard Shri. S.V. Sirpurkar, the learned counsel for the accused and Shri. P.S. Tembhare, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent / State.

3. The complainant is one Pradip Jogi, who sought financial assistance from a cooperative bank in November 2001. To the said end, the complainant needed 7/12 extract with entry of loan recorded and he approached the accused who was the Talathi posted at Ghuggus.

The complainant met the accused on 20.11.2001 with a request that 7/12 extract with the loan entry be issued. The accused a