A.N.Jindal, J.

1 This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 09.03.2006, passed by Special Judge, Ferojpur, convicting and sentencing Gurdial Singh appellant-accused (herein referred as the accused) to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/- for the offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (herein referred as the Act).

2 Accused Guridial Singh, was an office Kanungo, holding control of the area of village Mallanwala. Complaint Jarnail Singh owned land measuring 15 acres in the revenue estate of village Mallanwala out of which 8 acres of land is recorded in the name of Iqbal Singh. The land of his cousins adjoins to the land of complaint. Doubting that some encroachment of his land was made by his cousins, two months prior to the occurrence, he had moved an application before Tehsildar, Zira, for demarcation, who marked it to the accused. The complainant met him 2/3 times in this connection but the matter was put off by the accused. On 16.02.2001, he had again met the accused for demarcation. On this, he stated that the same could not be done without payment of Rs. 4,000/- as illegal gratificati