G. Jayachandran, J.

The appellant herein is the sole accused convicted for offences under Section 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act by the Special Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thoothukudi in Special Case No.4/2014.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the appellant while serving as Office Assistant in Thoothukudi Municipality, on 16.07.2003, at 16.00 hours demanded a sum of Rs. 5,000/- as gratification other than legal remuneration as motive or reward from one Mr. Manikavel for the purpose of assigning door numbers and fixing house tax for the newly constructed house by his employer Mr. John Anbunathan. Since Mr. John Anbunathan was not ready to pay any bribe money for getting new door numbers and fixation of house tax, a complaint was lodged to the Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Thoothukudi by Mr.Manickavel and Rs. 5,000/- was also given by John Anbunathan to trap the accused with instructions to lodge complaint. Accordingly, Mr. Rajendran, the Inspector of Police, to whom the complaint was given, registered the complaint and arranged for trap. On 17.07.2003, the accused was contacted at Anbu Medical shop as per his ins