A.B. CHAUDHARI, J.

1. Being aggrieved by judgment and order dated 20.11.2007 passed by the learned Special Judge, Tarn Taran, in S.C. (RBT) Case No.25 of 2007, by which the appellant-Kulwant Singh was convicted for the offence under Section 7 read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘PC Act’) and sentenced him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for one year and to pay fine in the sum of Rs.2,000/- and in default of payment of fine, further undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 3 months, the present appeal was filed by him in this Court.

FACTS

2. Briefly stated, the prosecution case was that on 29.12.1999, complainant-Gurdial Singh along with Baljit Singh lodged the complaint in the office of Swinder Singh as DSP Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar that complainant-Gurdial Singh had joint land with his uncle measuring 48 Kanals 21 Marlas, in village Sarli. He met appellant-patwari on 28.12.1999 to get a copy of jamabandi. The appellant demanded bribe in the sum of Rs.500/- and on repeated request, brought it down to Rs.400/-. He asked the complainant