This appeal has been preferred against the judgment in C.C.No.206 of 1997 on the file of the Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai. The accused has been charged under section 7 and also under Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The charge against the accused is that he being a public servant as lineman at Anna Road, RSU Telephone Exchange, Madras Talephone, directly demanded and accepted from the complainant viz. Shri J.Gnanasekaran on 28.06.1996 at about 1.40 pm at Madras a sum of Rs.300/-as illegal gratification other than legal remuneration as a motive or reward for repairing the faults in his telephone bearing indicator No.8547095 and hence committed an offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and on the same day at the same time and in the same transaction by corrupt or illegal means otherwise abusing your official position as such public servant obtained for yourself pecuniary advantage to the extent of Rs.300/-from Shri.J.Gnanasekaran for repairing his fault telephone bearing No.8547095 and thereby committed an offence under Section 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act