Surinder Singh,J (Oral):- The State has challenged the acquittal of the respondent, passed in Corruption case No.8 of 1999, by the learned trial court, for the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in short “the Act”.

2. In brief, the facts giving rise to the present case are that the respondent was posted as Kanungo in the office of Naib Tehsildar (Settlement) Mehatpur at Dehlan Patwar circle vide order Ex. PH. The complainant Subhash Chand was the owner of the land comprised in Khasra Nos. 1005/1006 which was earlier bearing Khasra No. 9447 in village Dehlan. The said land was entered in the name of Smt. Shibbo and her three sons and three daughters by the Revenue officials whereas Khasra No. 1005 was kept as “Abadi Deh”. PW-1, Subhash Chand requested the respondent for correcting the said entries. The respondent asked PW1 to bring the sale-deed and meet him after a week. After a couple of days later Subhash Chand came to the office of the respondent, Patwari Narinder Singh was also present there. The accused/ respondent retained a leaf of the sale deed on the pretext that it was required by him for effecting necessary