JUDGMENT :

1. By this appeal, the appellant (the accused) has challenged judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 1.9.2012 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Achalpur (learned Judge of the trial court) in Special Case (ACB) No.4/2005 whereby the accused is convicted for offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (the said Act) and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine Rs.1000/-, in default of payment of the fine amount, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for two months.

The accused is further convicted for offence punishable under Section 13(1)(b) of the said Act and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine Rs.1000/-, in default of payment of the fine amount, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for two months.

Learned Judge of the trial court directed that both sentences shall run concurrently.

2. Brief facts of the prosecution case are as under:

The accused is serving in the Revenue Department of the Government of Maharashtra as Talathi. Complainant Gopal Mahadeo Bawane, is resident of village Kuksa, taluka Daryapur, district Amravati. The Revenue Department