SURINDER SINGH, J.

In the present appeal filed by the convict, a Patwari in the Revenue department, challenge has been laid to his conviction and sentence passed by the learned Special Judge, Bilaspur, in Corruption Case No.4 of 2010, decided on 6.1.2012, for the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with Section 13(i)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in short “the Act”, whereby he was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- for the offence under Section 7 and for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs.2500/- under Section 13 (2) read with Section 13(i)(d) of the Act with the default clauses. Both the sentences aforesaid have been ordered to run concurrently. The period of detention, if any, was ordered to be set off under Section 428 of the Code.

2. The broad essential facts of the prosecution case as emerges from the evidence on record are stated thus. The appellant, hereinafter referred to “the accused”, was Patwari posted in Patwar Circle Ghial (Namhol), Tehsil Sadar, District Bilaspur, H.P.

(ii) PW6 Ramesh Chand resident of village Behli of the said Patwar circle was a PWD la