Judgment

JAGANMOHAN REDDY, J.:- These appeals are by special leave against the judgment of the Bombay High Court confirming the conviction and sentence passed on Rajendraprasad Devidas Mishra A-1 and Raghunandan Trivedi A-2 under Section 161 read with Section 34, I. P. C. and Section 5 (2) read with Section 5 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. A-1 was also convicted under Section 212, I. P. C. The two accused, along with Chandrakant Ganpat Sovitkar A-3, were tried for offences under Sections 120-B, 161, 201, 212, 217, 218, I. P. C. and Section 5 (2) read with Section 5 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, but A-3 was acquitted of all the charges and A-1 and A-2 were convicted and sentenced as aforesaid. A-1 was also convicted by the Trial Court under Section 218, I. P. C. but his conviction and sentence under that section was set aside. The High Court in an appeal against acquittal of A-3, partly allowed the appeal and convicted him for offences under Section 161 read with Section 34, I. P. C. and Section 5 (2) read with Section 5 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced him to suffer one year s rigorous imprisonment on that account. The State appe