JUDGMENT

CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J.

1. In this appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (the Cr.P.C.) the sole accused, in C.C. No. 154/1991 on the file of the Special Judge, Delhi, assails the judgment dated 30.10.2001 and order on sentence dated 01.11.2001 as per which he has been convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (the PC Act).

2. The prosecution case is that the accused, while working as Constable at Jafarpur Kalan Police Station, Naib-Court in the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Room No. 326, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, on 26.07.1991 at 03:00P.M., demanded, accepted and obtained illegal gratification of ₹150/- from PW4 for returning the insurance papers of the scooter bearing registration no. DL-4-1817 and destroying challan papers from the court record belonging to his tutor/teacher (PW10). Accordingly, as per the charge-sheet/final report dated 26.08.1992, the accused was alleged to have committed the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13 of the PC Act.

3. Sanction for prosecution was accorded by PW3, Additional Commissioner (Crime), Police H