( 1 ) THESE two appeals arise out of the judgment dated 14-9-1999 in C. C. No. 3 of 1994 on the file of learned Additional Special judge for SPE and ACB Cases-cum-V-Additional chief Judge, City Civil Court, hyderabad, and hence they are disposed of by this common judgment.

( 2 ) ACCUSED No. 1 (A-1) is the appellant in criminal Appeal No. 1629 of 1999. He was convicted by the trial Court for the offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of corruption Act, 1988 (Act No. 49 of 1988) (for short the Act ) and he was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and also to pay fine of rs. 1,000-00 in default to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of three months; and he is also convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year for the charge under section 13 (1) (d) (I) read with Section 13 (2) of the Act sentencing him to pay a fine of rs. 1,000-00/- in default suffer simple imprisonment for a period of three months and that both the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

( 3 ) CRIMINAL Appeal No. 1618 of 1999 was filed by the accused No. 2 aggrieved by the conviction and sentence awarded under section 1