AMANDEEP SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal has been filed against the judgment/order dated 20.12.2006, whereby the learned Special Judge, Rupnagar, convicted and sentenced the accused -appellant to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one and half year and to a pay fine of Rs. 1000/ -; in default of payment of fine, to have further undergo RI for two months, under Section 7 read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The facts necessary for adjudication of the matter as narrated in para 2 of the impugned judgment are as under: - -

(2.) THE accused -appellant was charged for the commission of offence punishable under Section 7 read with Section 13(2) of the Act, to which, he did not plead guilty and claimed trial.

(3.) WHEN examined under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the accused -appellant stoutly denied all the incriminating circumstances appearing in the prosecution evidence against him and pleaded false implication stating that it was a case of theft of electricity and fine of Rs. 700/ - was imposed upon the complainant, therefore, the complainant had been nursing a grudge against the accused. In defence, he examined DW1 Salim Mohamad, RA Operation, PSEB, Chamkaur Sahib, DW2 Tarsem Lal Chaudhary, SDO, DW3 Gurmit Singh, DW4 Harvinder Singh SDO, DW5 Chetan Kumar, Cashier, PSEB, Chamkaur Sahib and DW6 Gurnam Singh, Cashier of office of Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab Chandigarh.