(1.) The appellant, though charged with the offences under Section 7 and in the alternative under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short "the Act"), stands convicted under Section 7 of the Act and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for 1 year and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- and in default, to suffer S.I. for 2 months. The corresponding judgment, passed on 19.03.2002 by the Special Judge (under the Act) at Narsinghpur in Special Criminal Case No.3/1999, is the subject matter of challenge in this appeal.
(2.) The following facts are not in dispute -
(3.) The prosecution case, in short, may be stated thus -