JUDGMENT

R.S. Sodhi, J.-  Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao and Shri. Buta Singh have filed Criminal Appeal Nos. 638 of 2000 and 621 of 2000 respectively challenging the findings of the Special Judge holding them guilty of the charges framed against them while the Rashtriya Mukti Morcha has filed Criminal Revision No. 33 of 2001 challenging the acquittal of Capt, Satish Sharma, Shri V. RaJeshwar Rao, Shri H.M. Revanna. Shri Ramalinga Reddy, Shri M. Veerappa Moily. Shri D.K. Audikesavuly, Shri M. Thimme Gowda, Shri Bhajan Lal and Shri Apt Singh, charged and tried along with the appellants.

2. The relevant facts of the case as noted by the Trial Court, are:

That in the general election of 10th Lok Sabha in 1981. Congress (I) emerged as single largest party. It formed the Government at the centre under the leadership of accused P.V. Narasimha Rao (A-1). Monsoon Session of 10th Lok Sabha was to commence on 26-7-1993. A "No Confidence Motion" was moved against the Government by Shri Ajay Mukhopadhyay, a C.P.I. (M) M.P. The effective strength of Lok Sabha at that moment was 528 and Congress (I) had 251 members. Thus the government headed by accused P.V. Narasimha Rao (A-1) was short of 14 M.Ps. fo