JUDGMENT:

This appeal is filed assailing the judgment dated 18.11.2008 in CC.No.32 of 2003 passed by Principal Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases-cum-IV Additional Chief Judge, City Civil court, Hyderabad, whereunder the appellant was convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of one year and pay fine of Rs.1,500/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short ‘the Act’) and further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and pay a fine of Rs.1,500/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Act.

2. The charge against the appellant/accused was that the complainant, Nednuri Venkateswar Rao (P.W.1), took the vehicle Toyota Qualis bearing No.AP 10 U 8010 from his owner and proceeded to Medak with the family of his co-driver by name Sridhar Rao (P.W.2) during the night hours on 21.08.2002. On reaching Mamdapur village, the vehicle met with an accident. P.W.1 sustained simple injuries, wife of P.W.2 received fractur