2 . As per the case of the prosecution, complainant Damrudhar Patel was resident of village Barmuda. On the basis of forged signature, his elder brother had mutated his own name alone in the revenue record after death of his father. In this regard, a litigation was pending in the Court of Tahsildar in which the decision had gone against complainant Damrudhar Patel and the appeal of the complainant was pending before the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue). Therefore, complainant Damrudhar Patel was in need of certified copy of the document B-1. In this connection, from 1-11-1996 to 10-11-1996, the complainant repeatedly requested the appellant, who was the Patwari of Patwari Halka No.15 to provide him certified copy of B-1, but the appellant demanded a sum of Rs. 250/- as bribe from him and stated that until the amount is paid, certified copy of B-1 would not be supplied to him. In this connection, the complainant filed a complaint (Ex.P-1) in the office of Lokayukt, Bilaspur and on the basis of the said complaint (Ex.P.-1), the Special Police Establishment (Lokayukt) instructed the Superintendent of Police, Raigarh to proceed further in the matter. The Superintendent of Police, Raigarh obtained approval from the Collector, Raigarh and thereafter a trap team was constituted.
