HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1509 OF 2009

JUDGMENT:

1. The appellant was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and one year under Section 7 and Sections 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, respectively, vide judgment in C.C.No.45 of 2004 dated 29.10.2009, passed by the Principal Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. Aggrieved by the said conviction, the present appeal is filed.

2. Briefly, the case of the prosecution is that P.W.1 is the defacto complainant. He approached the DSP, ACB, and lodged a complaint on 29.04.2003. According to P.W.1, he purchased two plots in the year 2003, admeasuring 166.66 sq.yds. The sale deed was registered in the office of the Sub-Registrar, Adilabad. On 19.04.2003, P.W.1 met the appellant, and requested him to return the original sale deeds Exs.P1 and P2, for which, the demand for Rs.500/- was made by the appellant. Again on 21.04.2003, P.W.1 met the appellant, and requested him to give the sale deeds.

However, the appellant reiterated his demand and informed that he would not give Exs.P1 and P2 unless the demand for a bribe was fulfi