1. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 30.01.2008 passed by the learned Special Judge in C.C. No. 28/2002, arising out of FIR No. 2/2001, convicting the Appellant for the offences under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2), Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) and the order on sentence dated 31.08.2008, whereby-for the offence under Section 7, PC Act, the appellant/ accused was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for 3 years and to pay fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment (SI) for three months, and, for the offence under Section 13(2), PC Act, the appellant had further been sentenced to undergo RI for 3 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/-, and in default to undergo simple imprisonment (SI) for three months. Both the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. The case of the prosecution as noticed by the trial court is that the complainant V.K. Diwan constructed shops on government land in property no. 19/596 J.J. Colony Kalkaji, New Delhi, for which he received a notice from the Estate Officer (Slum) – VIII Slum & J.J. Department of MCD, Room No. H-15, Vikas Kutir ITO, and, he was re