MEHTA, J.—Learned Special Judge, Ganganagar, by his judgment, dated May 3, 1967, convicted Oder Mal under S. 165-A., I P.C., and fixed penalty at a fine of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment of which to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two months.

2. The prosecution story is simple. On July 21, 1962 Ramdan, S.H.O. Police Station, Sadar, Ganganagar, was investigating a case (Sardara vs. Shri Ram and Jas Ram) under sec. 324, I.P.C. Oder Mal Sindhi, Sarpanch. Hakmabad, and Kesarmal Jat, a resident of village Khanwawali, approached the Station House Officer Ramdan and offered him Rs. 100/-, as illegal gratification, to get the case compounded. Oder Mal also submitted an application Ex. P. 2 to the Station House Officer. Endorsement on that petition at the place marked between A and B was made by Ramdan. The Station House Officer also made an entry relating to this event in the general diary Ex. P. 7. The same day at about 6 50 p.m., both the accused again approached Ramdan in his office at the Police Station Sadar, Ganganagar. The accused told the Station House Officer that somehow or other the case would have to be closed and in lieu of that they repeated their offer of Rs. 100/-. Ramdan

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