1. This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgment of conviction and sentence, dated 29.11.2005, made in Special CC.No.3 of 2002, by the Special Judge Cum Chief Judicial Magistrate, Perambalur, convicting and sentencing the Appellant/accused for the offence under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to undergo five years Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/-, in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for six months.

2. The case of the prosecution has arisen on the basis of the complaint given by PW.2, Natarajan, under Ex.P.7, dated 10.06.2000. It is alleged by PW.2 in Ex.P7 that due to the disputes between PW.2 and his neighbours in the Village, in respect of repairing his house, PW.2 gave a complaint, dated 14.10.1999, registered as CSR.No.84/99, in which, there was no action taken by the concerned Police and that again, in respect of the same dispute, PW.2 gave another complaint, dated 23.10.1999, registered as CSR.No.91/99, for which also, no action had been taken and hence, PW.2 preferred a private complaint, before the concerned Magistrate on 19.11.1999 and that the Magistrate had directed the Police to d