JUDGMENT :

B.P. Ray, J - The appellant has filed this appeal challenging the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 30.6.1999 passed by the learned Special Judge (C.B.I.), Bhubaneswar in T.R. Case No. 136/4 of 1999/98 convicting him under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for one year on each count and to pay fine of Rs. 1,000/- on each count, in default, to undergo R.I. for six months more on each count. Both the sentences are directed to run concurrently subject to benefit of set off. The prosecution case, in nutshell, is that the appellant was working as Manager in Mines No. 3 of Orient Colliery, MCL at Jharsuguda and Mukteswar Choudhury (P.W.1) was a Majdoor under him. Due to long absence of said Mukteswar Choudhury (P.W.1) due to his ailment as Leprosy and T.B., his case was to be referred to the Medical Board. It is alleged that despite the request of P.W. 1 and his adopted son Sekhar Naik (P.W. 2), the same was not done by the appellant, as a result of which, they approached him on many occasion. Ultimately, the appellant demanded Rs. 20,000/- for reference of P.W. 1 to t