J U D G M E N T

The appeal is arising out of the conviction and sentence imposed by the Special Court for trial of cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, Tirunelveli in Spl.C.No.17 of 2014. By order dated 08.10.2015, the trial Court found the appellant guilty for the offence punishable under Sections 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and convicted and sentenced him to undergo three years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.5000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo five months simple imprisonment. The appellant was also found guilty for the offence punishable under Section 13(2) r/w 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and convicted and sentenced to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.5000/- and in default of payment to undergo five months rigorous imprisonment and the above said sentences are ordered to run concurrently.

2.The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows:

[i] The defacto complainant, namely, D.S.Sundaram [PW2] had worked as a Senior Inspector (Dairying) in Co-Operative Department attached to the office of the Deputy Registrar, Virudhunagar and he retired on 30.06.2002. He was having a sum of Rs.