( 1 ) HEARD learned Additional Government Advocate and Sri R. K. Asthana, learned counsel for the respondent.

( 2 ) THE respondent was tried in Special Case No. 2 of 1987 for offences under Sections 161, I. P. C. and 5 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and acquitted by the trial Court (Vth Addl. Sessions Judge, Aligarh) by judgment and order dated 26-11-1992. It is this judgment and order of the trial Court which is being challenged in this appeal.

( 3 ) ON 16-1-1986 an application (Ex. Ka-1) was given by Virendra Singh and Tej Pal Pal to Sri Ram Kumar Tyagi, Inspector Vigilance, district Aligarh. The said application contained endoresement of Sri D. P. Mishra, A. D. M. Aligarh regarding arranging of trap. The allegations in the complaint were that both Virendra Singh and Tej Pal had applied loan from the Bank under the free boring scheme for small land holders. When the complainants did not receive any information about sanction of loan for 7 months they approached Gram Sewak who told them that they will have to obtain share certificates from Lekhpal of their area. At the relevant time Ravindra Pal Singh was Lekhpal of the area of the com-plainants. The complai