JUDGMENT

Kishore C. Sant, J. - This appeal is against the judgment and order dated 16.07.2003 passed by the learned Special Judge, Aurangabad in Special Case No. 17/1998, whereby the present appellant-accused is held guilty of the ofence punishable under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ('P.C. Act' for short). He is sentenced to sufer Rigorous Imprisonment (R.I.) for six months and to pay fne of Rs.250/- in default to sufer R.I. for ffteen days for the ofence under Section 7 of P.C. Act. He is further sentenced to sufer R.I. for one year and to pay fne of Rs.250/- in default to sufer Simple Imprisonment (S.I.) for ffteen days for the ofence under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of P.C. Act. Both the substantive sentences are directed to run concurrently.

2. The story of the Prosecution in short is as below:

The present appellant/accused was working as a Maintenance Surveyor in the City Survey Ofice, Aurangabad. The complainant namely Manoj Gadia purchased house (CTS No.5725) at Nagarkhana, Aurangbad from one Jairaj Pandey on 19.08.1997. The complainant applied to City Survey Ofice to record his name in P.R. card by taking mutation entry