JUDGMENT :

SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.

1. The appellant has challenged the judgment and order dated 25.4.2011 passed by the Special Judge, Nashik in Special Case No. 8/2004. The appellant was convicted for commission of the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘PC Act’) and was sentenced to suffer RI for one year and to pay fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in default to suffer SI for three months. He was also convicted for commission of the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the PC Act. He was sentenced for commission of that offence to suffer RI for one year and to pay fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in default to suffer SI for three months. Both the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. The prosecution case is that the complainant Suhas Jagtap was holding Power of Attorney for Shekhar Deshpande and Manisha Nikam. They had purchased a property at village Anjaneri, District Nashik and they wanted to enter their names in the revenue record. The appellant was working as Talathi in that region. It is the case of the complainant that the appellant demanded Rs. 6,000/- to Rs. 7,000/- and showed his willingness to accept Rs. 4,0