Criminal Appeal No.1387 of 2005 is filed by A 1, Criminal Appeal No.1420 of 2005 is filed by A2 and Criminal Appeal No. 1440 of 2005 is filed by A3 against the judgment dated 5th August, 2005 passed by the Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Vijayawada in CC No.23 of 1992.

2. The appellants were convicted by the trial Court for the offences punishable under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short 'the Act') and were convicted for the said offences. Each of them were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and also to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- each for the offence under Section 7 of the Act and also further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years each and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- each for the offence under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Act. The substantive sentences passed against them were directed to run concurrently.

3. Challenging the said order of conviction and sentence, the appellants/A1 to A3 filed the aforesaid appeals separately. For the convenience sake, the appellants in the above appeals will be referred as A1 to A3 as was done