These appeals are directed against appellants conviction for various offences and sentences imposed upon them for those offences by the learned 2nd Additional Chief judicial Magistrate, Nagpur, in Criminal Case No.358 of 2002.

2. In the year 1999, a scandal of bogus degrees. mark-sheets and unwarranted increase of marks in revaluation at various examinations conducted by the Nagpur University surfaced. The University authorities reported the matter to police, whereupon various crimes including Crime No.346 of 1993 were registered on 24-3-1999 on the complaint of Shri. Prakash Mistry, original accused No.2. Eventually, in Crime No.348 of 1999, Shri. Prakash Mistry was himself arrested by the police. Investigation into the crimes was conducted by P.I. Sayyad and after him by PSI AniL Lokhande. Originally one charge-sheet was filed bearing Regular Criminal Case No.387 of 1999 and after separate trials were ordered, separate supplementary charge-sheets for various offences came to be filed against various offenders.

3. Facts, which led to prosecution and conviction of the appellants are as under:

Appellant Shailesh Tupkari in Criminal Appeal No.219 of 2007, who was accused