Rakesh Saksena, J. -

Appellant has filed this appeal against the judgment dated 22nd Oc­tober, 1997 passed by Fifth Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (C.B.I.) Jabalpur in Spe­cial Case No. 08/1989, convicting him under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentencing him to rigorous imprisonment for two years with fine of Rs. 5000/- on each count re­spectively. Substantive sentences have been di­rected to run concurrently.

2. In short, facts of the case are that in the month of November, 1989, appellant R. K. Goswami was functioning as Branch Manager of Nagan -Deori Branch of Chhindwara -Seoni, Kshetriya Gramin Bank at Nagan- Deori, Dis­trict Seoni. This Bank was sponsored by the Central Bank of India. On the application of complainant Mohanlal Uikey, a loan for a sum of Rs. 6000/- was sanctioned. As first installment, a sum of Rs.1,000/- was paid to him by the ap­pellant on 14.4.2008. When complainant Mohanlal approached to appellant for remain­ing amount of Rs. 5,000/- on 31,10.1989, ap­pellant demanded Rs. 500/- by way of illegal gratification for disbursement of the said amount.

3. Since, complainant did not wa