(1.) The challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge, Erode dated 18.1.2005 made in Special C.C. No. 41/2003, convicting the appellant for the offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentencing him to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- in default to undergo 2 months rigorous imprisonment and also convicting the appellant for the offence under Section 13(2) r/w. 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentencing him to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- in default to undergo 2 months rigorous imprisonment. The sentences are ordered to run concurrently.
(2.) The accused faced the trial under the following backdrop:
(3.) The prosecution in order to bring home the charges against the accused, examined PWs.1 to 13, filed Exs.P1 to P24 and marked M.Os. 1 to 6.