JUDGMENT :

K. SURENDER, J.

1. The appellant/AO was convicted for the offences under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short “the Act of 1988”) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year under both counts vide judgment in C.C. No. 34 of 2002 dated 23.03.2007 passed by the Principal Special Judge for SPE&ACB Cases, City Civil Court at Hyderabad. Aggrieved by the same, the present appeal is filed.

2. Briefly, the case of the prosecution is that the appellant was working as Sub Treasury Officer, Bodhan, Nizamabad District. PW-1, who worked as Telugu Pandit in Government Boys School, Bodhan was entitled for Special Grade promotion arrears of Rs. 31,887/- and pay fixation arrears of Rs. 23,980/-. The Head Master of the school prepared bills and forwarded them on 07.08.2001 to the STO office. Since the bills were not passed, PW-1/complainant went to the STO office on 16.08.2001 and met the appellant and asked about his pending bills. Appellant demanded Rs. 5,000/- as bribe to get his work done. Again PW-1 met the appellant on 23.08.2001 and the appellant insisted the bribe of Rs. 5,000/- to be paid, but ultim