JUDGMENT :

A.K. Goel, J.

1. These appeals have been filed by Surinder Kaur, Ravinder Kaur, Jasbir Kaur, Balwinder Kaur, Amar Nath and Sukhwinder Kaur against the common judgment dated 26th March, 2009 of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in Criminal Appeal Nos. 689-SB, 708-SB, 780-SB, 711-SB, 807-SB and 752-SB, and of 2006 respectively arising out of the conviction and sentence recorded by the Special Judge, Ambala holding all the Appellants guilty Under Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short the "Indian Penal Code") and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs. 200/- each, and in default of payment of fine to undergo imprisonment for 15 days. Except Amar Nath, all others have been found guilty Under Section 218, 466 and 474 Indian Penal Code and Under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 punishable Under Section 13(2) of the Act and sentenced by the trial Court as follows:-

U/s 218 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 200/- each, and in default of payment of fine to undergo imprisonment for 15 days.

U/s 466 IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for a per