1. - PW 2 Ram Swaroop Sharma, aged 50 years a Government employee working as Upper Division Clerk in water works department at Sawai-Madhour, got himself admitted as in indoor patient in Government Hospital at Sawaimadhopur on 29.9.78. He was admitted to Medical Surgical Ward as he was suffering from burning nicturition and severe pain in penis. PW 4 Dr. L.N. Sharma along with Dr. PC. Jain, who were then working as Medical Officers in that hospital, treated the patient. Ram Swaroop was discharged, after treatment on 8.10.78.

2. The case of the prosecution is that at the time of his discharge from the hospital he asked for issuing a medical fitness certificate to him so that he might resume his duty. The appellant was working as X-ray Technician in the said hospital at that time. It was his additional duty to prepare the fitness certificate to be issued to the patient on their discharge. Ram Swaroop contacted the appellant on 8.10.73. The appellant asked him to come on the following day. Ram Swaroop again contacted him on the following day, but the appellant again asked him to come on the next day. The patient continued to contact the appellant up to 12.10.78. The further ca