Untwalia, J.

1. The sole appellant in this appeal has been convicted by the Special Judge of Bhagalpur Under Sec. 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, hereinafter called Act 2 of 1947, and has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years.

2. The appellant was the Karmchari of Halka No. 2 in Pipra Anchal and was in charge of village Dinapatti also. There is a Gram Panchayat in that village named as Dinapatti Gram Panchayat in the sub-division of Supaul, district Saharsa. In June and July 1959, working as a Karmchari in village Dinapatti, he is said to have taken by way of illegal gratification various sums of money from various persons of village Dinapatti, Tola Litiahi, for showing them favour in his duty connected with the mutation of their names or the work of table survey. In or about that time one Ramadhin Khatbe (P.W. 19) had filed an application for mutation of his name in respect of certain land on the 25th July, 1959, in the office of the Circle Officer, who at the relevant time was Sri Bishwanath Sukla (P.W. 30), at Pipra Anchal. The application was sent for enquiry to the appellant. He is said to have demanded a sum of Rs. 30.00 from