( 1. ) FEELING aggrieved by the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 22-1-1996 passed by learned V Additional Sessions Judge and Special judge, Jabalpur in Special Case No. 06/95 convicting appellant under Sections 7, 13 (1) (d) read with Section 13 (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short the Act) and sentencing him to suffer RI of one year and fine Rs. 15000/-for the offence under Section 7 of the Act and further sentencing him to suffer ri for two years and fine Rs. 20,000/-, in total three years RI and fine Rs. 35,000/-, in default, one year RI under each section, the appellant has knocked the door of this Court by preferring this appeal under Section 374 (2) of Code of criminal Procedure, 1973.

( 2. ) IN brief, the case of prosecution is that appellant at the relevant point of time was serving on the post of Dy. General Manager and Dy. Chief engineer (Civil) in Northern Coal Fields Limited, Jayant Project, Singrouli district Sidhi. During the year 1993 in the above capacity as a public servant, he demanded and accepted illegal gratification amounting to Rs. 30,000/- on 19-8-1993 from contractor Rakesh Kumar Singh (hereinafter referred to as the