JUDGMENT :

The judgment, dated 15.05.2015, in Calendar Case No.1 of 2006 on the file of the Court of Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases-cum-III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada (for short, "the learned Special Judge"), is under challenge in these two Appeals. Criminal Appeal No.474 of 2015 is filed by the appellant, who was the Accused Officer No.1 (AO-1) and Criminal Appeal No.497 of 2015 is filed by the appellant, who was the Accused Officer No.2 (AO-2), in the aforesaid Calendar Case respectively.

2. Both the Appellants, as above, as Accused Officers No.1 and 2, faced joint charges before the learned Special Judge for the offences under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) R/w. Section 13(2) of the Prevention of the Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, "the PC Act"). The learned Special Judge found both the appellants herein guilty of the charges and convicted and sentenced them.

3. The parties to these Criminal Appeals will hereinafter be referred to as described before the trial Court, for the sake of convenience.

4. The State, represented by Inspector of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, Eluru Range, Eluru, West Godavari District filed charge sheet pertaining to Crime No.5/ACB-RC