ORDER : – This appeal under section 374 of Criminal Procedure Code, has been preferred against the judgment dated 26-12-2018, passed by the Special Judge (P.C. Act) Ujjain in Special Case No. 16/2017, whereby the charges framed against the appellant under the provisions of sections 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (herein after referred as ‘the P.C. Act’) has been found to be proved and the appellant has been sentenced to undergo 4 years of RI with fine of Rs. 2000/-, in default of payment of fine 2 months additional RI and in respect of the charges framed under section 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) of the P.C. Act the appellant has been sentenced to undergo 4 years RI with fine of Rs. 2000/-, in default of payment of fine 2 months additional RI. Both sentences would run concurrently.

2. The prosecution story in short was that on 19-5-2014, complainant namely Jitendra Kothar has lodged a complaint with Lokayukt police alleging that appellant working as was asked bribe of Rs. 2000/- for releasing the funds to the mother of the complainant under National Family Benefit Scheme. On receiving such complaint, Inspector Special Police Lokayukt formed a team who would act as