JUDGMENT :

S. K. SAHOO, J.

The appellant Shyam Sundar Prusty faced trial in the Court of learned Special Judge (C.B.I.), Court No.I, Bhubaneswar in T.R. Case No. 15 of 2011 for offences punishable under section 7 & sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereafter ‘1988 Act’) on the accusation that on 30.10.2010 at L.I.C. Office, Sector-19, Rourkela, he being a public servant functioning as Asst. Branch Manager, L.I.C. of India demanded and accepted Rs.1000/-(rupees one thousand only) from the complainant Bhubaneswar Dwibedy (P.W.8) for issuing fresh cheques against seven numbers of stale cheques issued by the L.I.C. to the complainant towards agent commission and that by corrupt and illegal means and by otherwise abusing his official position as such public servant, he obtained for himself pecuniary advantage of the aforesaid amount.

The learned trial Court vide impugned judgment and order dated 15.05.2014 found the appellant guilty of the offences charged and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-(rupees ten thousand), in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month for the offenc