This criminal appeal, under Section 374 of Criminal Procedure Code (in short Cr.P.C.), has been filed against the judgment and order dated 17.10.2001, passed by Smt. Indira Ashish, Special Judge, C.B.I./Prevention of Corruption, Uttaranchal, Dehradun, in C.B.I. Case No. 15 of 1996, C.B.I. Vs. Jaipal Singh, convicting the accused/appellant under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act and sentencing him to undergo two years R.I. and to a pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo two months’ R.I. and further convicting the appellant under Section 13(1 )( d) read with Section 13(2) of Prevention of corruption Act and sentencing him to undergo four years R.I. and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo R.I. for three months. However, it was directed that both the sentences shall run concurrently.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 4.6.1996 Inspector C.B.I. Sri O.P. Parera was camping at Meerut and was present in S.I.C.-4, C.B.I. Camp Office, at P.W.D. Inspection House, Meerut. At about 9.00 a.m. Complainant Anil Singhal, Pharmacist, Central Government Health Service Scheme, (C.G.H.S.C.), Di