JUDGMENT

GUPTA, J.:—In January, 1969 the appellant Hari Dev Sharma was working as an Upper Division Clerk in the Land and Development Office, New Delhi. Admittedly, the appellant used to deal with applications relating to sale of properties which could be finalised only on permission being granted by the Land and Development Officer. Complainant Hari Chand had made several applications for such permission in connection with a property purchased by his wife in the year 1964. It appears that the appellant who started dealing with this case from July 1968 raised objections on the ground of some defect or other. According to the prosecution what happened is as follows. The complainant met the appellant in his office on January 29, 1969 and requested him to get his application passed. The complainant was a tailor by profession. The appellant visited the complainant shop on the following day and in the presence of the complainant s employee Mangal Ram told the complainant that he would see his application through if the complainant paid him Rs.100/-. The complainant having ultimately agreed to pay, the appellant made over a draft application instructing the complainant to file a typed co