Appellant was the lone accused in Spl. C.C.57/98 on the file of XXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge for CBI, Bangalore. He has been convicted for the offences punishable under Section 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, (hereinafter referred to as the Act, for brevity) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the said Act, on 31.7.2003 and has been sentenced to undergo R.I. for 2 years for the offence punishable under Section 7 and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, and to undergo R.I. for 3 years for the offence punishable under Section 13(2)(d) of the Act and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default, to undergo further imprisonment for a period of three months. It is this judgment of conviction and sentence which is called in question on various grounds as set out in the appeal memo.

2. The facts leading to the filing of the special case at Bangalore are as follows:

a) Accused was working as Program Executive in Doordarshan Kendra, Bangalore, during the period January 1997 to September 1997 and was holding charge of Sponsor Section. Complainant-Shamsundar claiming to be the proprietor of a tele serial producing firm run under the name and style as