JUDGMENT :

Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.

Heard the parties.

2. The appellant has preferred this appeal being aggrieved by the Judgment of conviction and Order of sentence dated 24.03.2003, passed by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-cum Special Judge, Vigilance, Ranchi in Vigilance P.S. Case No. 25 of 1986 whereby and where under the learned court below has held the appellant-convict guilty for the offences punishable under Section 161 I.P.C. for which he has been sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for one year and also for the offence punishable under Sections 5(2) read with Section 5 (1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 for which he has been sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of one and half year and fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in case of default of payment of fine to undergo Simple Imprisonment for a period of three months. It was ordered that both the sentences shall run concurrently and the period of sentence already undergone by the convict shall be set-off.

3. The case of the prosecution in brief is that when the appellant-convict was posted as Junior Engineer in Chanho Block Office, he demanded the bribe of Rs. 600/- from the complaina