1. These are two appeals filed from a judgment of the learned Special Judge, Greater Bombay. Appeal No. 652 or 1955 is by Ramchand Tolaram Khatri who was originally accused 2 and Appeal No. 671 of 1955 is filed by Mr. Rijumal Kripalani who was originally accused 1. The learned Special Judge, Greater Bombay, has convicted both these appellants of an offence under Section 161 read with Section 34, Penal Code and has sentenced the appellant in Appeal No. 671 of 1955 to suffer one years rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-or in default to suffer one months further rigorous imprisonment

The learned Judge has sentenced the appellant in Appeal No. 652 of 1955 to suffer 9 months rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 300/-6r in default to suffer 15 days further rigorous imprisonment. Both the appellants, as I have said, have been convicted of an offence under Section 161 read with Section 34, Penal Code.

2. The charge against these appellants, who were originally accused 1 and 2, was that accused 1 being a District Officer for Industrial Co-operatives and Village Industries and accused 2 being a Supervisor in the office of the Assistant Registrar of Co-operati