Judgment

GROVER, J. :- This judgment will dispose of all the four appeals from the judgment of the Gujarat High Court.

2. Two appeals i.e. Cr. As. No. 190 & 191 of 1969 had been brought by certificate. The certificate being defective for want of reasons they could not be entertained on that short ground. However, two petitions for special leave were filed and the same were granted. Those appeals (Cr. As. 63 & 64 of 1972) will be dealt with in this judgment.

3. The facts may be stated Manshankar Prabhashankar Dwivedi was at the material time a Senior Lecturer at the D. K. V. Arts & Science College, Jamnagar which is a Government College Vallabhdas Gordandas Thakkar was a legal practitioner conducting cases before the Income-tax and Sales tax Departments. He was also a resident of Jamnagar. It was alleged that in April 1964 the Physics practical examination for the first year B. Sc. was to be held by the Gujarat University. One of the centres was Surendranagar Dwivedi had been appointed as an Examiner for Physics practical. He is alleged to have accepted gratification of Rs. 500/- other than legal remuneration for showing favour to a candidate Jayendra Jayantilal Shah by giving him more