JUDGMENT :

Heard the parties.

2. This appeal has been preferred by the appellant-convicts being aggrieved by the Judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated th September, 2003 passed by the learned Special Judge, Vigilance, Ranchi in Special Case No.7 of 1991 whereby and where under, the learned court below has held the appellant-convicts guilty for having committed the offence under Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced them to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for two years each.

3. The case of the prosecution in brief is that the PW1 was the contractor in P.H.D. department, Chakradharpur and the co-convict, J.K. Rai @ Jaikishore Rai, who was a police officer, demanded bribe from the complainant. The complainant-PW1 paid Rs. 10,000/- as bribe to the co-convict, J.K. Rai @ Jaikishore Rai but again the said the co-convict, J.K. Rai @ Jaikishore Rai demanded Rs. 5,000/-more from the complainant. The complainant was not willing to pay further bribe and he gave written information to the Additional I.G., Vigilance. The matter was verified by PW7-Bhagwan Singh, the Inspector of Police. The co-convict, J.K. Rai @ Jaikishore Rai demanded Rs. 5,000/-in presenc