JUDGMENT :

K. Surender, J.

1. The appellant was convicted for the offence under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years under both counts, vide judgment in C.C.No.32 of 2008 dated 11.01.2011 passed by the Additional Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. Aggrieved by the same, present appeal is filed.

2. Briefly, the case of the prosecution is that the appellant was working as Village Secretary. P.W.1/Defacto complainant was a mason resident of Thatikole village, Devarkonda Mandal. P.W.1 and his family members owned 58 acres of joint family property. The said land was surveyed by a private surveyor and the family members partitioned the land among themselves. An application was made to the MRO for the purpose of mutating the names of PW.1 and his family members in the revenue records and to issue pattadar pass books and title deeds for the said partitioned land. The said application was filed in the month of August, 2006. The MRO having received the application informed that the application of P.W.1 would be dealt with by the Village Secretary who is the