JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the order of conviction passed by the learned Special Judge, Special Court for Trial of Cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Salem in Spl.C.C.No.41 of 2014, in Crime No.06/AC/2004 dated 26.05.2015 in the interest of equity and justice.)

1. This Criminal Appeal is filed challenging the judgment of the Special Judge, Special Court for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Salem, in Spl.C.C.No.41 of 2014, in convicting and sentencing the appellant for the offences under Sections 7 and 13 (2) r/w 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows:

The defacto complainant is a weaver. He got three phase electric service connection for his weaving occupation. The service connection number is 1871. The meter got struck off in the year 2004 and stopped working. He met the appellant/accused with a written request to change the meter. He met him two or three times for changing the meter and was informed that the meter was not available. In 2004, when he met him in this connection, appellant demanded a sum of Rs.500/-