JUDGMENT

Jasmeet Singh, J. This criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant/accused being aggrieved by the judgment of conviction dated 27.09.2000 and order of sentence dated 29.09.2000 passed by Special Judge, Delhi in Case No. 283/1994, whereby the appellant has been found guilty for the commission of the offences under section 7 and section 13(i)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short `the Act') and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 1 year on each count and also to pay a fine of Rs.500/- on each count. Both the sentences were to run concurrently.

THE FACTUAL PRISM

2. As per the prosecution, on 29.05.1991, Complainant's (Smt. Lata Monga) brother namely Krishan Kumar had a quarrel with her neighbours i.e. Laxmi Narain and Manoj Kumar in which Manoj Kumar had given sword blow to the Krishan Kumar while Laxmi Narain caught hold of Krishan Kumar and thereafter Krishan Kumar received injury on the right side upper part of the eye. On the complaint, investigation was entrusted to the appellant/accused SI Mahal Singh PS Gandhi Nagar. When the appellant visited the house of the complainant on 03.06.1991 at 11:45 pm, the complainant asked the appellant as t