JUDGMENT

1. This Criminal Appeal under Section 374 CrPC have been peferred claiming the following reliefs:

"It is, therefore most respectfully prayed that this appeal may kindly be allowed, judgment of conviction and sentence dated 27.11.2006 passed by the Learned Special Judge Prevention Of Corruption Act Cases, Bikaner in Sessions Case No. 166/97 may kindly be quashed and set aside and Appellant may be acquitted for the alleged offences."

2. This Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 27.11.2006 passed the learned Special Judge Prevention Of Corruption Act Cases, Bikaner in Sessions Case No. 166/97 whereby the learned Court convicted the appellant's late husband, Uda Ram, for the offences under sections 13 (1)(e) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and awarded him a sentence of 1 year S.I. along with a fine of Rs. 50,000/- and in default of payment of the same, he was to further undergo 6 months S.I.

3. Brief facts of the case as placed before this Court by learned counsel for the appellant are that an F.I.R, bearing F.I.R. No. 32/93 (Ex.P/61) was registered by the A.C.B., Sri Ganganagar against Late Uda Ram on the basis of a preliminary enqu