1. This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgement dated 15.02.2008 made in Special CC.No.15 of 2006 by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagapattinam, thereby (a) convicting and sentencing the Appellant/A1 for the offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 to undergo six months Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default to undergo three months Rigorous Imprisonment and for the offence under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 to undergo one year Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default to undergo three months Rigorous Imprisonment and (b) convicting and sentencing the Appellant/A2 for the offence under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 to undergo one year Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default to undergo three months Rigorous Imprisonment and (c) ordering the sentences to run concurrently.

2. The case of the Prosecution is as follows:-

a. PW.5 is the sister of PW.1. PW.5 purchased 7 cents of land and a house from one Ammena Bivi on 30.5.2003. For transfer of patta in the name of PW.5, PW.1 ga