Sushma Shrivastava, J.

1. Appellant has preferred this appeal against the judgment dated 27.1.06 passed by Special Judge, Bhopal in Special Case No. 16/04 convicting him under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentencing him to rigorous imprisonment for six months with fine of Rs. 2,000/-, in default further rigorous imprisonment for one month.

2. As per prosecution case, at the relevant time appellant Hareram Kaurav was posted as Station Officer, Police Station Berasiya, District Bhopal, while co-accused Chhatrapal Singh was posted as Head Constable. It is alleged that on 26.5.03 about 8 O'clock at night, when complainant Bhairolal went to Police Station Berasiya alongwith his younger brother Hariom to lodge a report against one Harprasad Sahu and others for assaulting his younger brother and beating his she-buffalo for entering his field, Station Officer Hareram Kaurav asked for a sum of rupees five thousand for writing the report and for shielding Hariom against the report lodged against him and his father at the Police Station and directed the complainant to meet Head Constable Chhatrapal Singh. When complainant Bhairolal expressed his inability to pay s