The appellant was posted as Tehsil Welfare Officer, Samrala, district Ludhiyana, from November, 1968.
21/ were numbered by the party, Shadi Ram P.W. 3 and Bhag Singh P.W. 5 were instructed to go to the office of the appellant, which was dose by.
It is also a matter of significance that Bhag Singh has stated that Shadi Ram showed him each and every numbere separately and stated that he witness should see that those were the same numberes which the police had handed over to him, and that, they were sitting on the bench near the accused when all this talk took place between him and Shadi Ram.
It was alleged further that the appellant ultimately asked for a sum of Rs.
Shadi Ram however companytacted Vigilance Inspector Tirath Singh P.W. 9 who was known to him, at Ludhiyana on January 27, 1969.
21/ which Shadi Ram promised to give the next day.
The Inspector went to Samrala to organise a trap the same day.
Shadi Ram and Bhag Singh went and found the appellant sitting alone in his office, and it is alleged that Shadi Ram gave Rs.
He gave him Rs.
Shadi Ram received a letter on behalf of the appellant asking him to appear in his office on January 6, 1969 but he went there on January 14, 1969, arid paid another Rs.
It was settled that Bhag Singh P.W. 5 would give to signal to Gurdial Singh P.W. 6 after the money had been paid to the accused.
Bhag Singh, has also admitted that he was a previous companyvict and he has also admitted that Shadi Ram PW 3 was his tenant.
800/ from the welfare Department in August, 1968 for raising a piggery.
100/ as illegal gratification for dropping of the matter, it was settled that Shadi Ram would pay him Rs.
24/ to the appellant, on his asking for he same, in the presence of Bbag Singh.
Inspector Tirath Singh reached the office of the appellant, and when Bhag Singh told him that the money had been given to Sarwan Chand, he went to him and recovered the same currency numberes in the absence of the appellant.
Bhag Singh P.W. 5 went upstairs and gave the signal.
The raiding party companysisted of Shadi Ram P.W. 3 and Bhag Singh P.W. 5 , Gurdial Singh P.W. 6 and Inspector Tirath Singh, P.W. 9 .
Bhag Singh followed the appellant when he was going down stairs and claimed that he had seen him giving the money to Sirwan Chand.
It is the case of the prosecution that the appellant who became suspicious, got down from his office, went to the shop of Sarwan Chand P.W. 7 and banded over Rs.
It was further alleged that the appellant again visited Shadi Ram on January 26, 1969 and asked for the balance of Rs.
He then went upstairs and the appellant followed him.
19/ then and there, and promised to pay the rest later on.
10/ and one kilogram meat to the appellant.
The number of currency numberes of Rs.
Shadi Ram P.W. 3 , who was a Harijan, applied and obtained a subsidy of Rs.
21/ to him there for adjustment against his account.
It was alleged that the appellant went to Shadi Rams village and told him that as he had number purchased pigs of the prescribed standard, he should either purchase them from the government farm or refund the subsidy.
100/ .
N. Singhal, J. This appeal by special leave arises from the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated November 24, 1971, upholding companyviction of appellant Jai Ram Lakhe of an offence under Section 5 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for year and a fire of Rs.
