( 1 ) DEVENDRA Narain has come in appeal against his conviction for one year R. I. anda I. P. C. recorded by IV Additional Sessions Judge, Aligarh in Special Case No. 11 of 1985.

( 2 ) THE case of the prosecution may briefly be stated as follows: on 22. 2. 1984 Smt. Lajja Sharma wife of Banwari Lal Sharma, resident of village Shahjahanpur, P. S. Harduaganj District Aligarh had moved an application (Ex. Ka. 1) before Sri Dhananjai Singh (P. W. 1), Additional District Magistrate Aligarh, alleging that one Assistant Record Keeper in Tahsil Kol, District Aligarh was demanding Rs. 500/- by way of bribe for getting her name mutated in revenue records and that after higgling the matter has been settled at Rs. 300/ -. It was further alleged by Smt. Lajja Sharma in her application that out of the bribe of Rs. 300/ - a sum of Rs. 150/- was to be paid in advance to the said Assistant Record Keeper and the balance of Rs. 150/- was to be paid after the mutation in her name was done. Sri Dhananjai Singh (P. W. 1) directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kol to take necessary action. Sri Prakash Singh, S. D. M. , Kol then sent the papers to the S. P. City vide his application (Ex.