JUDGMENT

P.N.Deshmukh, J.—This appeal takes exception to the judgment and order dated 31st of July, 2007 passed by Judge, Special Court (ACB), Nagpur in Special Case No.22 of 1998, by which appellant came to be convicted for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/, in default to suffer R.I. for three months. Appellant is further convicted for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the said Act and is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/, in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months.

2. Prosecution case can briefly be stated as follows -

Appellant/ accused on the date of incident was working as Junior Clerk, attached to the court of Judicial Magistrate (F.C.), Katol, Distt.Nagpur. Complainant Faridshah Makbulshah was having two criminal cases under the Prohibition Act being Prohibition Case Nos.197 of 1997 and 1452 of 1996 pending before the said Court. Appellant admittedly being Clerk attached to the Court of Judicial Magistrate (F.C.), Katol was looking af