JUDGMENT :

BY THE COURT:-

1. The instant criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellant under Section 374 Cr.P.C. against the judgment dated 13.04.2017 passed by the learned Session Judge, Special Court, Prevention of Corruption Act Cases, Sri Ganganagar in Sessions Case No. (36/09) 106/2013 whereby the accused-appellant was convicted for the offences under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) and Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and was sentenced to suffer maximum punishment of two years’ simple imprisonment along with fine of Rs. 10,000/-under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) and one year simple imprisonment along with fine of Rs. 10,000/-for other offence under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the complainant PW-14 Sohanlal submitted a written complaint Ex.P-5 before the Additional Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, Sri Ganganagar alleging therein that his mother’s so called sister (Not a blood relative), Mrs. Sita Devi had undergone an operation in a government hospital, Suratgarh on 07.12.2007 where she was operated upon by Dr. Rajkumar Agarwal who is the appellant herein. The c