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for short) The respondent is hereinafter referred to as the accused as he stood in the original case for the sake of convenience, clarity and brevity.

2. The brief facts that emerge from the record of the case are as under:

2.1 That in the year 1998-99, the accused was working as a Mamlatdar in Sanand Taluka, District Ahmedabad and was a public servant. That the complainant - Ramanbhai, Becharbhai Makwana was a resident of Dani Limda, Ahmedabad and his father Becharbhai Parmabhai Makwana was the owner of land bearing block nos. 187 and 190 situated in village Sachna, Taluka Sanand. That his father NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2081/2008 JUDGMENT DATED: 01/08/2024 undefined expired on 21.08.1997 and his mother Jadiben, his brother Narendrakumar, Chandubhai, Vijaykumar and sisters Savitaben and Vimlaben and he were the legal heirs and their names were entered in the revenue records vide mutation entry no. 5740. That Amrutbhai Matambhai was his neighbour and an injuction suit was filed by Amrutbhai Matambhai against his father and the names of Amrutbhai Matambhai and two others were entered in the revenue record of the land of his father illegally. That he met the accused on 21.09.1998 for getting his name entered in the revenue record on the basis of a Will but for a long time, no procedure was done by the accused. That on 08.10.1998, he met the accused in his office and at that time, the accused demanded an amount of Rs. 1 lakh. That the complainant did not have the huge amount and told the accused that he would pay the amount slowly and on 26.10.1998, he met the accused and gave him Rs. 25,000/- and the accused demanded the remaining amount at the earliest. That once again he met the accused on 30.10.1998 where the amount was demanded from him and the accused had told him to NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2081/2008 JUDGMENT DATED: 01/08/2024 undefined give the amount on the next day evening at his residence which was opposite the common plot, opposite Jivraj Park Mehta Hospital. That the complainant did not want to give the amount of illegal gratification and hence, went to the ACB Police Station on 31.10.1998 and filed the complaint under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the PC Act which was registered at C.R. No. 21/1998.