JUDGMENT

Shaik Daud Ismail JCA:

The appellant, an Inspector of police was originally charged in the Sessions Court at Kota Bharu for accepting gratification of RM2,000 from one Tan Hung Kiang as an inducement for telling the said Tan Hung Kiang to leave Kelantan so that the police would not arrest him, an offence punishable under s. 4(a) Prevention of Corruption Act 1961 . The offence was alleged to have been committed at about 5.45pm on 29 February 1992 at Restoran Muhibbah No. 445 Jalan Dato' Nik Mustapha, Tanah Merah, Kelantan. At the end of the trial the appellant was convicted as charged and he was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and fined RM4,000 or in default imprisonment for another four months. In addition, the court imposed a penalty of RM2,000 under s. 13 of the same Act .

Not being satisfied with the decision, the appellant appealed to the High Court, which appeal was dismissed and the learned judge confirmed the conviction and the sentence imposed by the Sessions Court. He now appeals to this court.

His petition of appeal contains eight various grounds but at the outset of the appeal, learned counsel Mr. Karpal Singh informed the court that he was pursuing onl