GULZAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) GULZAR Singh -Appellant has directed this appeal against the judgment and order dated 3.9.2001 vide which he stood convicted under Section 7 read with Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short - the Act) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/ -and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one month.

(2.) THE brief facts of the prosecution case are that Bhan Singh uncle of complainant -Malkiat Singh had executed a Will in his favour regarding his landed property and mutation was accordingly sanctioned in his favour. In the year 1978, his father Ram Singh and uncle Bhan Singh had purchased 13 kanals of land from Gurdev Singh, Karam Singh, Makhan Singh, Harnek Singh and accordingly mutation was sanctioned in their favour. The complainant came to know that the name of his uncle Bhan Singh in respect of that land was not entered in the subsequent jamabandies. Since Bhan Singh had executed the Will in favour of the complainant, so he wanted that jamabandi should be corrected and the name of Bhan Singh should be incorporated in the subsequent jamabandies. For that purpose, he met Appellant -Gulzar Singh Patwari, who agreed to do his work but after accepting bribe.

(3.) ON appearance of the accused, copies of the documents as relied upon by the prosecution were supplied to the accused free of costs. The trial Court framed charge under Section 7 read with Section 13(2) of the Act against the accused. The accused pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.