1. This appeal is taken up for final hearing in view of the order dated 7th May 2018 of the Honourable Supreme Court in Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.3758 of 2018 filed by appellants/accused.

2. Two appellants/convicted accused, by this appeal, are challenging the judgment and order dated 24th July 2015 passed by the learned Special Judge, Anti Corruption Bureau, Pune, in Special Case No.32 of 2014. By the said judgment and order, appellant/accused no.1 Gulabdastagir R. Inamdar came to be convicted of offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as P.C. Act, 1988, for the sake of brevity). For the offence punishable under Section 7 of the said Act, he is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 1 year, apart from imposition of fine of Rs.3,000/- and default sentence of rigorous imprisonment for 3 months. For the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the P.C. Act, 1988, he is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 2 years, apart from imposition of fine of Rs.5,000/- and default sentence of rigorous imprisonment for 3 months. Appellant/a